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Photographer:
dirk septer [ View profile ]
Captured:
Apr 27, 2019
Location:
Yokohama, Japan
Photo Category:
Museum Ships
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May 2, 2024
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Image Resolution:
3,044 x 2,288

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Hikawa Maru:

Last Japanese liner surviving World War II;
(Takasago Maru also survived but was scrapped in 1956);

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikawa_Maru

built by Yokohama Dock Co.
launched 30 September 1929;

L x B: 163.3 x 20.1 m;

owner: Nippon Yusan Kabushiki Kaisha, Yokohama, Japan (NYK Line)

some trivia: Charlie Chaplin reportedly did a World Cruise on her, and Kano Jigoro, head of World Judo died on board in 1938.

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