Lusong Gunboat
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About this site
The Lusong Gunboat is a Japanese Imperial Navy support gunboat from World War II, lying on a reef near Coron in the Philippines. The vessel is 25 metres long and was sunk during the war, subsequently becoming an artificial reef encrusted with marine growth.
The wreck sits at depths between 2 and 10 metres, with parts of the hull partially exposed at low tide. Hard corals cover the structure throughout, and the adjacent Lusong Coral Garden extends the dive with healthy reef formations beyond the wreck itself.
Marine life on the hull includes damselfish, wrasses, and butterflyfish attracted by the hard coral encrustation, with hard corals and general reef fish the characteristic fauna of the site.
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The shallow, calm conditions make this site well suited to beginners, snorkellers, and freedivers; an Open Water certificate is sufficient, and a Discover Scuba Dive is also possible here. The site is frequently combined with Skeleton Wreck for a full day of shallow diving, and the calm, photogenic conditions suit underwater photography at any skill level.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Bamboo Sea FanIsis hippurisReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Echinopora lamellosaReported here · unconfirmed
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescensReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Crocodile FlatheadCymbacephalus beaufortiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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