A Story Of A Sunken Ship You Can Vsit

Hell Ships of WWII

December 13, 1944, the former Japanese luxury liner the Oryoku Maru left Manila enroute to Japan with 4 merchant ships.

Suddenly fighters from the USS Hornet screamed down out of the sky. Japanese soldiers and civilians scrambled for cover as machine gunners on the decks of the Oryoku Maru desperately tried to fend off the attack. Only lasting a few minutes the attack left the Oryoku Maru in a fragile position with hundreds of Japanese dead or wounded.

It wasn’t until the war was over that the real tragedy of the attack was discovered. Crammed below decks into 3 filthy, steamed holds were 1,619 American and allied prisoners, over 100 died in the attack that day.

With a severely damaged steering gear the Oryoku Maru limped into Subic Bay. The next morning American planes had once again found the wounded Oryoku Maru and began the attacking approach, it wasn’t until the surviving American and allied prisoners raced across the decks wildly waving their arms, that the pilots recognized the white figures as Americans and sharply pulled out of the attack, rocking their wings in recognition and flew off.

The 1,350 surviving prisoners were then forced to strip off and swim ashore and locked in a fenced tennis court near The Spanish Gate.

The next morning 3 fighters appeared over the now abandoned ship and scored 2 direct hits, after burning steadily for 2 hours she settled into the water approx 100 yards off Alava Pier.

Facilities Provided At Blue Rock Dive Shop

Facilities Found At The Blue Rock Dive Shop

FLOATING DIVE SHOP
Unique to Subic Bay, we now have a fully equipped dive shop moored right on Subic Bay. This facility adds to the Ease, Fun and Enjoyment of Diving Subic Bay.




DIVE BOATS
DiveSubicBay has 2 purpose built speed boats for fast and safe travel to each dive site. Travel time ranges from 5-20 min. Click Here to view our new 12 person Dive Banka.




DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
Have your Dive's photographed and burned to Disc for memories that you can bring home to experience again and again.




FILLING STATION
We have an on site compressor facility and work shop complying with all international standards. Nitrox fills are also available.




CLASSROOM
DiveSubicBay offers Internationally recognized & Professional training under PADI, SSI & TDI in English, Korean, Tagalog & Thai. We use the most up-to-date training materials, equipment and standards to ensure every student walks away Happy and Confident in their ability.


RENTAL EQUIPMENT
Our Dive Centre offers the most up-to-date and well maintained rental equipment possible. We have a fully stocked rental facility located on our Floating Dive Centre for all shapes and sizes. Full Technical equipment set-up also available.


SWIMMING POOL
We can come to your hotels swimming pool, or arrange training in any area swimming pool, which is the perfect place for diver training.

Dive Sites In Subic Bay Area

This Is A Small List Of dive Sites That are Within the subic bay area

U.S.S. NEW YORK CA-2

Class: Armoured Cruiser
Type: Wreck
Length: 117 Meters
Depth: 22 Meters
Sunk: 1941
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


ORYOKU MARU


Class: Liner / "Hell Ship"
Type: Wreck
Length: 117 Meters
Depth: 27 Meters
Sunk: 1944
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


EL CAPITAN


Class: Liberty Ship
Type: Wreck
Length: 80 Meters
Depth: 20 Meters
Sunk: Unknown
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


Barges (Grande Island)


Class: Artificial Reef
Type: Multi Level
Length: N/A
Depth: 10 Meters
Sunk: N/A
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


CANYONS


Class: Reef
Type: Multi Level
Length: N/A
Depth: 10 Meters
Sunk: N/A
Cert. Level: All


U.S.S. LANIKAI


Class: Wooden Schooner
Type: Wreck
Length: 30 Meters
Depth: 35 Meters
Sunk: 1946
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


SAN QUINTAN


Class: Spanish Gun Boat
Type: Wreck
Length: 80 Meters
Depth: 16 Meters
Sunk: 1898
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


YS-11


Class: Passenger Aircraft
Type: Plane Wreck
Length: 30 Meters
Depth: 9 Meters
Sunk: 2003
Cert. Level: All


NIKKO MARU


Class: Patrol / Gun Boat
Type: Wreck
Length: 35 Meters
Depth: 54 Meters
Sunk: Unknown
Cert. Level: Tech


LST


Class: Landing Craft
Type: Wreck
Length: 80 Meters
Depth: 34 Meters
Sunk: Mid 1940's
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


LCU


Class: Landing Craft
Type: Wreck
Length: 38 Meters
Depth: 22 Meters
Sunk: Unknown
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water


LIGHTHOUSE REEF


Class: Reef
Type: Multi Level
Length: N/A
Depth: ?? Meters
Sunk: N/A
Cert. Level: All


JAPANESE PATROL BOAT

Class: Patrol Boat
Type: Wreck
Length: 35 Meters
Depth: 24 Meters
Sunk: Unknown
Cert. Level: All


SEIAN MARU

Class: Japanese Cargo Boat
Type: Wreck
Length: 110 Meters
Depth: 27 Meters
Sunk: 1844
Cert. Level: Advanced/Open Water

Diving In Subic Near Blue Rock Resort

Dive Subic Bay Welcomes you to the New SHIP WRECK Dive Centre. Now in a new location situated in Subic Bay’s #1 and longest running establishment, The Midnight Rambler which has now improved it’s services to include our Dive Centre. Our staff have more than 7 years experience in and around the waters of Subic Bay, and all of our staff are PADI certified, so we know what our guests expect.

It's not just the many magnificent WW2 Shipwrecks, colorful reefs and abundance of marine life right outside our door step that make this place what it is today, but the combination of the Subic Bay's #1 Ship Wreck Diving location, and the most relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere that tops off your Subic Bay Diving Adventures.

We offer a wide range of Diver Education, teaching under the internationally recognized PADI & TDI systems of Diver Education starting from first timers all the way through Professional levels, including an extensive range of specialty courses in English, Korean, Thai and some European languages.