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Underwater at Japanese battleship Nagato
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Japanese battleship Nagato

Raja Ampat · Indonesia

The Japanese battleship Nagato, a veteran of World War II and the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, met its final fate as a target ship during Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in Bikini Atoll in 1946. This massive super dreadnought now rests inverted on the seabed, offering an imposing and historically significant deep wreck dive. Its sheer size and the dramatic events surrounding its sinking make it a poignant underwater monument.

Conditions

Depth

30 to 50 m

Advanced depths

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

20 to 40 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

27 to 30°C

Tropical wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer