Diving the WWII wrecks of Palau: Teshio Maru

Join the DayDream Adventure Team in Palau and dive the 98 m / 321 ft long cargo ship Teshio Maru.
Teshio Maru, a standard Type 1C cargo ship that was built during 1942-1943. Her design is very similar to her sister ships Ryuko Maru and Raizan Maru who also sank in Palau. Teshio Maru arrived in Palau in the end of March. With the information of the large group of the American “Task Force 58”, the Japanese decided to make an attempt to leave Palau with a big number of ships and in that way escape the upcoming attack. If they could escape from Palau waters without being discovered by the Americans, they would head for Takao in Formosa. A convoy was formed, including Teshio Maru, Ryuko Maru, Raizan Maru, Kibi Maru, fleet oiler Akebono Maru, the destroyer Wakatake and some other ships. The convoy was given the name “PATA-07” and was supposed to leave on the evening of March 29, but they were delayed and could not departure until early morning the following day. What they did not know by then, was that the American task forces were already in the air, closing in on Palau. In front of the convoy was the destroyer “Wakatake” together with some smaller patrol boats. They did not get far until the American bomb-planes spotted the large convoy and started their attacks by bombing and strafing while some of their planes were dropping mines into channels, blocking the convoys escape route out of Palau.
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