Maritime Heritage Trail - Battle of Saipan

Northern Mariana Islands

A designated underwater heritage trail of 12 WWII wreck and relic sites spread across Saipan's Tanapag and Chalan Kanoa lagoons.

Coordinates mark Tanapag Harbor, where 9 of the trail's 12 sites are concentrated (the trail has no single official coordinate of its own). The trail comprises two auxiliary vessels, four aircraft (Japanese 'Emily' and 'Jake' seaplanes, a US Martin PBM Mariner and a US TBM Avenger), three landing vehicles, and three semi-submerged Sherman tanks near Oleai and Susupe beaches in Chalan Kanoa Lagoon. Tanapag Lagoon reaches a maximum depth of 14 m. Referenced to a 2011 National Park Service/American Battlefield Protection Program report. Source: Wikipedia (Maritime Heritage Trail - Battle of Saipan, Tanapag Harbor).