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Type: HASHIMA Class Salvage Tug
Displacement: 625 tons
Dimensions: 131.25/131.81/10.2 feet
Machinery: Reciprocating engine (coal and heavy oil), 2-shaft, 2,200 HP.
Speed: 14.5 knots
Complement: 59
Armament: Two 25mni AA guns, depth charges.
Built: 1939 by Harinia Sanbashi Co., Aioi
Remarks: Tug was equipped with two 2-ton and one 5-ton derrick and salvage pumps. Japanese designation was Kyunan-sen ken Eisen.

Wreck Description

This is a fairly uninteresting dive, and the site is heavily effected by the silt from nearby islands. It is often dived in the afternoon as the last dive so the low light contributes to the poor visibility.

My UWATEC Aladdin Air Dive Profile for the Futigami Tug September 24th 2001