Kashi Maru
Kasi Maru or Kashi Maru (橿丸, Kashi Maru, "live oak") was a Japanese auxiliary minelayer/merchant ship, sunk in Mbaeroko Bay, near Munda, during a World War II bombing raid on 2 July 1943.
Kashi Maru was built in 1940 at the Osaka Iron Works. The ship was unloading a cargo of fuel and vehicles when she was attacked and sunk by USAAF B-25 bombers, escorted by USN F4U fighters.
The site of the shipwreck is popular for divers, and was featured in the Nature episode "War Wrecks of the Coral Seas".
References
- ^ Maynard, Peter (1986). "Kashi Maru". pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Cressman, Robert J. (1999). "Chapter V: 1943". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Munda (Western Province) Dive Sites". welkamsolomons.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "War Wrecks of the Coral Seas". PBS. 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
8°06′S 157°20′E / 8.100°S 157.333°E
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