Author Topic: Awajisan Maru - 1st Japanese Ship to sink in WW2 (Read 4518 times)

SeaDemon · « **on:** February 26, 2007, 10:26:51 PM »

The Awajisan Maru (shown above) was built in March 1938 for the Mitsui Lines Ltd in Kobe, launched 22 Dec 1938, and commissioned on 15th July 1939. She weighed 9794 GT and had a top speed of 19.9 knots and had a length of 145.14 meters.

She was acquired by the Imperial Japanese Navy to become a troopship and carried 5,200 soldiers for the landing at Kota Bharu. Although people point towards Pearl Harbor as the place where the Pacific war of WW2 took place, the first shots of the Pacific war was fired in Kota Bharu, at Padang Pak Amat, 12km from Kota Bharu at 12.25am, 8th December 1941. Only 90 minutes later did the attack on Pearl Harbor commenced. She was also the headquarters ship for Maj Gen Takumi Hiroshi's 5th Division.

The Awajisan Maru was damaged and set ablaze by RAF Hudson bombers. She burnt the whole day, then torpedoed by the Dutch submarine K-12 after attempts to tow her to safety by Japanese destroyers failed.

She now rests in 20 meters of water some 3km off Kuala Pak Amat (06 08'N and 102 16'E) near Sabak, and is a favourite fishing ground.

Viz could be bad..but maybe it's worth to dive this huge wreck that is part of the Malaysian history.

deepblu · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2007, 10:31:09 PM »

just say when, bro

heheh.. macam company bapak punye, going on leave sesuka hati ;D ;D ;D

SeaDemon · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2007, 10:41:47 PM »

Hehehe.I got two tanks..we take 4 days...drive to Sabak, rent a boat, dive the wreck, then we drive to Kuala Besut and spend a few days in Perhentian.

Otherwise, we can do this like one day after Secret Island, so I can recharge my tanks for free, then we drive to Sabak, and dive this wreck. How?

Spazm is gonna be so happy he doesn't have a tank. ;D

deepblu · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2007, 10:48:44 PM »

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Hehehe.I got two tanks..we take 4 days...drive to Sabak, rent a boat, dive the wreck, then we drive to Kuala Besut and spend a few days in Perhentian.

Otherwise, we can do this like one day after Secret Island, so I can recharge my tanks for free, then we drive to Sabak, and dive this wreck. How?

Spazm is gonna be so happy he doesn't have a tank. ;D

Doin it after secret island? Sounds like a plan

Perhentian doesnt sound too bad either - but better not let spazm hear about this.. he may make a u-turn and head back to perhentian as i write this... ;D ;D ;D

anas · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:35:37 PM »

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Hehehe.I got two tanks..we take 4 days...drive to Sabak, rent a boat, dive the wreck, then we drive to Kuala Besut and spend a few days in Perhentian.

Otherwise, we can do this like one day after Secret Island, so I can recharge my tanks for free, then we drive to Sabak, and dive this wreck. How?

Spazm is gonna be so happy he doesn't have a tank. ;D

Doin it after secret island? Sounds like a plan

Perhentian doesnt sound too bad either - but better not let spazm hear about this.. he may make a u-turn and head back to perhentian as i write this... ;D ;D ;D

Deepblu, where's the perhentian report, liao?

deepblu · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2007, 01:28:45 AM »

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Deepblu, where's the perhentian report, liao?

erm.. my cat erased my report, cikgu

;D ;D ;D

SeaDemon · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2007, 01:56:19 AM »

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Deepblu, where's the perhentian report, liao?

erm.. my cat erased my report, cikgu

;D ;D ;D

That must be one naughty p***y :

SeaDemon · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2007, 02:56:47 AM »

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Hehehe.I got two tanks..we take 4 days...drive to Sabak, rent a boat, dive the wreck, then we drive to Kuala Besut and spend a few days in Perhentian.

Otherwise, we can do this like one day after Secret Island, so I can recharge my tanks for free, then we drive to Sabak, and dive this wreck. How?

Spazm is gonna be so happy he doesn't have a tank. ;D

Doin it after secret island? Sounds like a plan

Perhentian doesnt sound too bad either - but better not let spazm hear about this.. he may make a u-turn and head back to perhentian as i write this... ;D ;D ;D

I think after Secret Island would be better la...minimal damage to pocket. Can use resources for boat at the wreck.

spazm · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2007, 12:03:16 PM »

Wah..come back only see so many activities had been going on over the weekend..

Count me in on this ...heh heh..after secret island..if I am not on the way to Sipadan...

SeaDemon · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2007, 03:52:19 PM »

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Wah..come back only see so many activities had been going on over the weekend..

Count me in on this ...heh heh..after secret island..if I am not on the way to Sipadan...

U go Sipadan la...let me and Deepblu do this wreck

spazm · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2007, 03:59:41 PM »

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Wah..come back only see so many activities had been going on over the weekend..

Count me in on this ...heh heh..after secret island..if I am not on the way to Sipadan...

U go Sipadan la...let me and Deepblu do this wreck

Roger that..

bobo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2007, 04:19:16 PM »

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Wah..come back only see so many activities had been going on over the weekend..

Count me in on this ...heh heh..after secret island..if I am not on the way to Sipadan...

U go Sipadan la...let me and Deepblu do this wreck

hehehe manyak langsi la dis person, we c la, deepblu wan to follow or not hehehehe

deepblu · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2007, 04:47:33 PM »

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U go Sipadan la...let me and Deepblu do this wreck

hehehe manyak langsi la dis person, we c la, deepblu wan to follow or not hehehehe

alamak....like dat how to split myself into two la?

bobo · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2007, 05:03:03 PM »

ler, nuh, antu raya gi suh dia buat keje la... ;D

nazir4321 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2007, 06:08:13 PM »

nak itut leh hehehehe ;D ;D

SeaDemon · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2007, 09:30:44 PM »

Buleh..ponteng keje aje ;D

putradiver · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2007, 05:56:45 PM »

hehehe. U guys... sampai hati tak citer kat kiter pung... Takper.... Sanggup tinggalkan kiter.

SeaDemon · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2007, 07:12:18 PM »

Bawak la tank! ;D Buat temporary duty kat Pengkalan Chepa

putradiver · « **Reply #18 on:** March 02, 2007, 12:50:34 PM »

Buat aper temporary duty kat Pengkalan Chepa, jauh tu. Kita pergi ke Gong Kedak/Bukit Putri la. Lagi dekat. Bot ada, tank pun ada. Apa lagi? The RMAF CAR team is there...

SeaDemon · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2007, 02:45:58 PM »

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Buat aper temporary duty kat Pengkalan Chepa, jauh tu. Kita pergi ke Gong Kedak/Bukit Putri la. Lagi dekat. Bot ada, tank pun ada. Apa lagi? The RMAF CAR team is there...

Nih map reading mesti fail nih. Pengkalan Chepa la nearer to Sabak

;D Tank ada 14 kat rumah tu nak buat apa? Anyway my uncle's no longer CO Gong Kedak. I don't know who is OC CAR there. Still, a bit too far la.

BTW, 12.50 posting lagi? Dah lah parade HUT tak gi...mosque parade pun escape..kekkekee ;D :

anas · « **Reply #20 on:** March 02, 2007, 03:09:41 PM »

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BTW, 12.50 posting lagi? Dah lah parade HUT tak gi...mosque parade pun escape..kekkekee ;D :

Ustaz Seademon sudah marah... ;-)

SeaDemon · « **Reply #21 on:** March 02, 2007, 05:27:37 PM »

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BTW, 12.50 posting lagi? Dah lah parade HUT tak gi...mosque parade pun escape..kekkekee ;D :

Ustaz Seademon sudah marah... ;-)

Mana tak sesat anak-anak murid, sampai ada yang tolong tolak orang descend walaupun orang tu sakit telinga. Dah guru tak gi semejid. > ;D

putradiver · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2007, 11:08:11 PM »

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BTW, 12.50 posting lagi? Dah lah parade HUT tak gi...mosque parade pun escape..kekkekee ;D :

Ustaz Seademon sudah marah... ;-)

Mana tak sesat anak-anak murid, sampai ada yang tolong tolak orang descend walaupun orang tu sakit telinga. Dah guru tak gi semejid. > ;D

Last call sebelum gi masjid da...
Ni sah tak tengok waktu sembahyang kul berapa...

putradiver · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2007, 11:09:30 PM »

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Buat aper temporary duty kat Pengkalan Chepa, jauh tu. Kita pergi ke Gong Kedak/Bukit Putri la. Lagi dekat. Bot ada, tank pun ada. Apa lagi? The RMAF CAR team is there...

Nih map reading mesti fail nih. Pengkalan Chepa la nearer to Sabak ;D Tank ada 14 kat rumah tu nak buat apa? Anyway my uncle's no longer CO Gong Kedak. I don't know who is OC CAR there. Still, a bit too far la.

BTW, 12.50 posting lagi? Dah lah parade HUT tak gi...mosque parade pun escape..kekkekee ;D :

hehehe...silap bearing. But at Pengkalan Chepa takder boat and tanks. Gong Kedak gak better

SeaDemon · « **Reply #24 on:** March 08, 2007, 11:17:45 AM »

Seriously, who would like to dive this wreck? I would prefer divers with good dive experience, love wrecks, and must be comfortable diving in low viz. Boat is not a problem as fishing boats can still be rented.

There are pros and cons of using government facilities to do free dives. It's okay if you are a serviceman, I know, although it's wrong, you can always twist around the admin orders to use the boats and so on. The implication is if there is an accident involving civilians who are not authorised insured to travel on military vehicles. I'll leave that to your imagination.

GOD · « **Reply #25 on:** March 08, 2007, 11:22:41 AM »

I am interested ... provided I get time off from my work.

;D

Jim · « **Reply #26 on:** March 08, 2007, 12:03:39 PM »

depends on the dates.....

deepblu · « **Reply #27 on:** March 08, 2007, 03:56:24 PM »

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Seriously, who would like to dive this wreck?

m definitely interested.

as for experience, mine not comparable to the sifus here laaa....

ironore · « **Reply #28 on:** March 08, 2007, 04:11:47 PM »

does diving in PD trip dat day counts as having experience diving in no vis water... summore walking to shore wooo..

antigravity · « **Reply #29 on:** October 07, 2008, 11:44:26 PM »

Hi guys, I'm an avid diver (recently certified as a PADI OWSI) and just recently started a diveshop in Kota Bharu, Kelantan called Anti Gravity Dive Supply. You will be hearing more about us in time. I am a local boy, and have known about the history of the Awajisan Maru since my days as a schoolboy. I started doing research on it about 2 years ago. I am happy to say that next Monday (13th Oct), I am finally going down to check it out with some fellow experienced divers. Will post the pics on this thread after the dive.

Author Topic: Awajisan Maru - 1st Japanese Ship to sink in WW2 (Read 4518 times)

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bobo

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SeaDemon

putradiver

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GOD

Jim

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