DIVING TRUK LAGOON
433'(132m), 6,983-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship was built in 1938 and served in routes to North America, South America and India, until being taken for war use by the Japanese Navy in 1940. In September, 1943 she was nearly sunk heading from Truk to Kwajalein by a torpedo from the USS Permit, but she limped back to Truk Lagoon in three days, and was later repaired and returned to service in January, 1944. The renovated ship was struck by a torpedo during Operation Hailstone Strike 3E-1 at 1420 hours by aircraft from the USS Bunker Hill and USS Monterey. She finally went down the next morning.
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Diving Truk Lagoon
