Coron Bay's rare true warship — Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane tender with an intact crane.
Akitsushima was an Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane tender (118 m) — a rare true warship among Coron's cargo and supply wrecks. She was sunk on 24 September 1944 in the US Task Force 38 carrier strike that took down the entire Coron fleet.
She lies on her port side at 20–35 m. The aircraft crane still extends across the sand. Gun mounts are intact and structural penetration is possible with the right training. Schooling fusiliers, large groupers, occasional grey reef sharks.
Advanced Open Water for the depth. Wreck specialty + line skills for the penetration. Coron-based liveaboards and day operators run her year-round — Coron Bay is sheltered, so the season barely matters.
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