IRO MARU

History:
•  Japanese Navy Fleet oiler. Old-fashioned fleet supply vessel
•  Damaged by a US Submarine torpedo attack on its way from PI to Palau . The bow displays a large crescent where the torpedo hit
•  Sunk on March 31, 1944 during Operation Desecrate One, when downed by an aerial bomb, damaging the aft section

Artifacts:
•  Oil drums & Machinery in Holds

Armament:
•  2x 80mm HA guns on platforms on the bow & stern

Marine Life:
•  Batfish, Tomato Clownfish, Crocodile fish, Lion fish, 6-banded Angelfish, big-eye Trevallies, schooling Yellowtail Fusiliers
•  Fully encrusted with a variety of hard corals (incl. Black Coral, Sponges, Sea whips, Staghorn), clams and oysters