Fujikawa Maru (1938) Launching Commemorative Paperweight/昭和十三年六月三十日東洋海運株式會社富士川丸竣工記念紙の重量

Fujikawa Maru was a refrigerated cargo ship that was built in 1938 for the Toyo Kaiun Kisen Kaisha. She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for use as an auxiliary armed aircraft transport or ferry, and was rerated as an auxiliary transport on 1 January, 1944. She was sunk in Truk Lagoon in 1944 during Operation Hailstone and is now a leading wreck diving site for scuba divers.

Bronze.
Length 23 cm.

Signed T. ARAI.

Base engraved

富士川丸竣工記念 - Fujikawa Maru Launching Commemorative

昭和十三年六月三十日 - June 30, 1938

東洋海運株式會社 - Toyo Kaiun Co., Ltd

 

Inside the Fujikawa Maru wreck.

Inside the Fujikawa Maru wreck - Master Liveaboards

The more you know about each Truk wreck, the more you will get out of your dives on the Truk Master. We present, the Fujikawa Maru wreck.

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