The Fujikawa Maru was hit by a torpedo launched from planes flying off the USS Bunker Hill and the Monterey on February 17, 1944 and sunk, reportedly the following morning, south of Eten Island. It is a large cargo ship, 437ft long, and in relatively shallow water. The stack begins at about 80 ft and the ship rest upright in about 100 ft of water.
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Less experienced divers have easy access to the Fujikawa Maru. The Kingpost Pair is only about 20-feet below the surface and the deck just below the Bridge is only about 30-feet .
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The ship has both a bow and stern gun, but of greater interest to many are the aircraft stored in hold #1 and especially hold #2. Access is easy, just drop on in..
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Once inside you have easy access to a number of Zero aircraft. Notice most of the instruments have been badly scavenged.
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As a pilot, the dive in hold #2 was of particularly high interest to me. In fact, with a little prodding, we convinced our dive masters to bring us back to this site for repetitive dives. You can easily see why this is one of the most popular dive sites in the lagoon.
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A third dive on the Fujikawa allow a number of us to venture within and explore the engine room and lavatories on the vessel.
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I believe the first image is that of a power unit. Look closely and you can discern a coffee maker in the next image, and of course the usual dish ware. As an aside, a couple of folks really got hung up on all the porcelain (baths and urinals).
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