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Shipwreck Kinkansan Maru

Second World War (1939-1945)

Blanche Bay

Papua New Guinea East New Britain Province Blanche Bay

Shipwreck Kinkansan Maru #1

The Kinkansan Maru was sunk during the Second World War.

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Text: Kaj Metz
Photos: TracesOfWar.com
Pacific Wrecks

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-4.338146, 152.296839

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