HEIAN MARU Torpedo Lance

HEIAN MARU 510' (155m), 11,614-ton Submarine Tender and former Luxury Liner-Cargo ship lies on her port side at 120' (36m) near Tonoas Island.
Divers reach the superstructure at 40’
when Jacques Cousteau showed her off on TV with her name in Japanese-and
English still readable on the bow.
Heian carried supplies for Japanese subs.
Periscopes line the upper companionway, and 14’ Long Lance torpedoes are found in the fwd hold. Aft holds also carry sub supplies and timbers.
The whole ship
is a coral garden with lots of fish and zig-zag oysters, and a shark may pass by.
This ship is Chuuk's largest wreck.