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Kiyosumi Maru

Armed merchant cruiser, sunk 1944, Chuuk

Built in 1934 as a passenger cargo liner and converted to an armed merchant cruiser in 1941. She was sunk during Operation Hailstone and lies on her port side, with large torpedo damage visible along the hull. Historical accounts record fuel seeping from the wreck, and she is one of three wrecks currently treated as most at risk of leaking.

Depth
30 m
Tonnage
8,614 t
Sunk
1944
State
Chuuk
A diver beside torpedo damage in the hull of the Kiyosumi Maru
Photo: Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Current notices

  • Priority watchUpdated 12 Oct 2026

    Priority watch: fuel believed to remain aboard

    One of three wrecks currently treated as most at risk of leaking. No active leak is listed. Divers and boat crews are asked to report any sheen, bubbling or fuel odour near the site.

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