Wrecks At Truk Lagoon The Nippo Maru

The Nippo has one of the best preserved wheel houses of the wrecks at Truk Lagoon.

The Nippo Maru at Truk Lagoon should not be confused with  IJN Nippon Maru which was an oiler ( sometimes called Nihon ) which was sunk on January 14, 1944 by the USS Guardfish while in route to Truk.

The Nippo Maru at Truk is a cargo ship that was Swedish built and commendeared by the Japanese Navy and renamed Nippo, she is 353 feet long with a beam of  50 feet by 23 feet.

  On board the Nippo you will find tanks, coastal defense guns, mines, and munitions, you might consider a full wetsuit to protect yourself from the caustic chemicals leaking from some of the containers on board.