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| IJN Cruise Ship / Cargo  Shirley Cook 1977 |
Ship History Prewar, this vessel was a cruise ship in Japan. During the Pacific War, requisition by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) or Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Sinking History Sunk into the Buka Passage to the east of Buka (Buka Town). Shipwreck Until the 1970s, the stern was visible above the surface during low tide. Known locally as the "stern out of water shipwreck". Shirley Cook dove the wreck: "I got a rectangle porthole from this shipwreck, and also another round porthole." References Thanks to Shirley Cook for additional information Contribute
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