Surigao Straits & Japanese Wrecks

[Valwood1]

Anyone know if any of the Japanese warships sunk in the Surigao Straits in Oct., 1944 have been located, and, if so, whether the sites are diveable by mere mortals? Or are the depths prohibitive?

Bill

 

[Twomixdiver]

Anyone know if any of the Japanese warships sunk in the Surigao Straits in Oct., 1944 have been located, and, if so, whether the sites are diveable by mere mortals? Or are the depths prohibitive?

Bill

bon apetit....http://www.combinedfleet.com/atully08.htm

Battleship - YAMASHIRO
The YAMASHIRO was sunk with sister-battleship FUSO on 25 October 1944 in the chaos of the night surface battle of Surigao Strait. Having gallantly engaged six battleships and the whole American battleline with gunfire only to be shelled and torpedoed into ruin, the YAMASHIRO at the end reportedly capsized and sank stern first following a final two torpedo hits in the starboard side amidships and aft. Accounts actually contradict whether she heeled to port or more likely to starboard at the end, but as it happens, it does not matter. It is not how she wound up.

For in the first weekend of April 2001, the large wreck of what is almost certainly the battleship YAMASHIRO was discovered in the vicinity of her reported sinking position. Rather surprisingly, apparently , but almost no the battleship landed upright on the bottom in some 600 feet of water other details are available as it was a scan. A scheduled return has not materialized to date, nor has any half of the battleship FUSO, necessary to solve her mystery, been yet revealed. According to best evidence, the bow lies at 10-09'N, 125-24'E, and the stern at 10-08'N, 125-25'E of Kanihaan Island.

 

[shugar]

what are you doing awake at this time????

 

[Twomixdiver]

what are you doing awake at this time????

kinalabit ako ng misis ko... now I can't fall asleep :14: You too, huh?

 

[shugar]

kinalabit ako ng misis ko... now I can't fall asleep :14: You too, huh?

nope... just working on you website...

wife just had a cervical cryo... no bingo for a month

Jag

PS

kinalabit ako ng misis ko...

waaaaaaaaaay too much information :rofl:

 

[versatile34]

woow intersting.. suggest dive op that'll take you there? what about those davao wreck rumors?

 

[moose_hk]

Watch this space - somebody is going to dive that soon!

 

[Mike Veitch]

woow intersting.. suggest dive op that'll take you there? what about those davao wreck rumors?

Versatile....why is an elephant eating your face?!

 

[Valwood1]

bon apetit....http://www.combinedfleet.com/atully08.htm the battleship landed upright on the bottom in some 600 feet of water

Thanks for the reply and the very interesting link. Alas, 600 feet might be a bit deeper than I'd like to go.

Bill

 

[Hammerhead]

Watch this space - somebody is going to dive that soon!

I believe I know one of them here in Macau...

You too?