Tokai Maru
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Tokai Maru was a Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard that was sunk in Apra Harbor, Guam, in 1943, during World War II.
Tokai Maru lies at the top of this National Park Service illustration. The drive shaft of Cormoran lies closest to the bottom of the Tokai. The buoy used by recreational scuba divers is marked.
Tokai Maru, in Limon Bay, Christobal Panama Canal Zone, 20 September 1937
USS Snapper (SS-185)
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USS Snapper, a Salmon-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy of the name and the second to be named for the snapper.
Tokai Maru
…4.6 m) depth. One ran aground but the other struck Tokai, inflicting significant damage, but did not sink her. Seven months later, in August 1943, USS Snapper spotted Tokai Maru and another vessel moored in the northeast corner of Apra Harbor. She waited seven days for the Japanese ships to leave before sailing…
USS Snapper off the Mare Island Navy Yard on 24 February 1945