Tokai Maru
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.Photo: Foxegurl266, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SMS Cormoran and Orote Field.
SMS Cormoran
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Cormoran or SMS Cormoran II was a German armed merchant raider that was originally a German-built Russian merchant vessel named Ryazan. The ship was active in the Pacific Ocean during World War I.
Orote Field
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Orote Field is a former air base in the United States territory of Guam built by the Empire of Japan with Chamorro forced labor during the Japanese occupation of Guam. Orote Field is situated 2 miles southwest of Tokai Maru.
Sumay Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam. Sumay Cemetery is situated 1½ miles south of Tokai Maru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asan and Hågat.
Asan
Village
Asan is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of Guam. Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina. Asan is situated 4½ miles east of Tokai Maru.
Hågat
Village
Hågat is a village in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census. Hågat is situated 5 miles south of Tokai Maru.
Tokai Maru
- Type: Scuba diving
- Description: Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipyard
- Categories: archaeological site, shipwreck, cargo ship, passenger vessel, troopship, historic site, disaster remains, and sports location
- Location: Piti Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
13.45939° or 13° 27′ 34″ northLongitude
144.65443° or 144° 39′ 16″ eastOpen location code
7R56FM53+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 663871204OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckOpenStreetMap feature
sport=scuba_divingWikidata ID
Q16901792
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Tokai Maru” goes by many names.
- German: “Tokai Maru”
- Italian: “Tokai Maru”
- Japanese: “東海丸”
- Portuguese: “Tokai Maru”
- Russian: “Токаи-мару”
- Russian: “Токаи-Мару”
- Spanish: “Tokai Maru”
- “Tokai Maru”
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Highlights include Outhouse Beach and Golf Pier.
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