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Lusong Wreck
This gunboat was strafed when cruising close to Concepcion village. Disabled by
hundreds of machine-gun bullets she was caused to beach herself at the Southern tip of Lusong
Island.
The wreck is equally good for snorkelling and wreck photography, and is often used as a relaxation between main dives. The wreck has been salvaged and the entire top has gone. It is nicely covered with sponges and soft corals, many butterflyfish, angelfish, pufferfish and batfish can be seen. There is also good snorkelling on the reef beside the wreck.
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| Lusong Wreck | ||||
| Auxiliary patrol boat (presumed) | Dims. = ca. 350 gt | Built ??? | ||
| Imperial Japanese Navy | L.o.a. = ca. 35 m | Sunk 24 Sep 1944 by U.S. carrier-based aircraft (TF 38) | ||
| Jap.: "aP"; "Shokai Tokumu-tei" | Beam = ca. 5 m | Location : Lusong Island, Busuanga (Philippines) | ||
| Allied type designator: PG | 1 x ??? hp engine | Position : 11°58'22"N / 120°01'20"E | ||
| Status : inclined forward; listing to starboard by abt. 20° | ||||
| Depth : partly bare at low tide; max. 12 m | ||||
SITE PLAN |
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| Diagrammatic (not to scale) | © M. Rohringer/P. Heimstaedt, 1994 |
