The Kansho Maru is a 380 ft. long, five hold freighter, resting upright on the bottom of the lagoon.
It seemed to me to be one of the more beautiful of the shipwrecks at Truk Lagoon.
The upper areas of the Kansho Maru's superstructure were open and spacious.
These large tanks were a prominent feature of the Kansho Maru's huge, cathedral-like engine room.
This lantern near the top of the Kansho Maru's superstructure had nearly disappeared into the ever growing reef life of Truk Lagoon.
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