Hino Maru No. 2
Converted gunboat (998 t) sunk by Cabot aircraft in the 30 April 1944 raid. Pacific Wrecks reports a small gun on the forward deck and empty holds, and says little of interest remains; the operator's wreck map has a 'Da Na Hino Maru' marker south-west of Uman that appears to be this ship (PW also gives the local name 'Dai-Ni Hino Maru').
Facts
- Region: Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon – Micronesia
- Area: Uman & southern lagoon
- Level: intermediate
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 7.302794, 151.868821 (approximate)
- Highlights: gunboat, small deck gun
- Permit: A Chuuk State dive permit is required for every dive on the wartime wrecks (Chuuk Lagoon State Monument): US$50, valid one year, as listed by Odyssey Adventures, SS Thorfinn and the Blue Lagoon Dive Shop rate sheet (the older state-code text says US$30, so confirm when booking). Under the state code the permit is sold by the licensed dive shops/operators, who collect the fee for the state, and divers must go with a certified guide from a licensed shop. All Japanese ships and aircraft sunk before 31 Dec 1945 are protected monuments and war graves: taking or damaging anything is illegal (fine up to US$1,000 and/or six months in prison under the state code).
- Issuer / contact: Chuuk Visitors Bureau (CVB)
- Phone: +691 330-4133
- Email: executivedirector@visitchuuk.com
- Website: https://visitchuuk.com/contact-information
- CVB is the Chuuk State tourism office and is listed here as the official contact for visitor information; the permit itself is sold by the licensed dive operators (Chuuk State code Title 25 ch. 8, text at https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mic79052.pdf). Operators (Thorfinn, Odyssey, Blue Lagoon) list US$50.
- Unverified: The map marker's name ('Da Na Hino Maru') is only matched to Hino Maru No. 2 by the Pacific Wrecks local-name note; no depth is published anywhere I could open.
- Tips: No depth is published; ask your guide before planning. Wrecks are war graves – look, photograph, take nothing. Some cargo (shells, mines, bombs) is unstable: do not touch it.