Nippon Maru
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Nippon Maru in Yokohama
Nippon Maru (日本丸?) is a Japanese museum ship. It is permanently docked in Yokohama harbor, in Nippon Maru Memorial Park.[1]
History
Nippon Maru was built in Kobe in 1930. It was a training ship for the cadets of the Japanese merchant marine.[2]
The ship became a museum in 1984.[2]
Other ships
Nippon Maru was also the name of Kuki Yoshitaka's ship during the Toyotomi invasion of Korea.
Nippon Maru was also the name of a ship during the Russo-Japanese War.[3]
References
- ↑ Yokohama Visitors Guide, Nippon Maru; retrieved 2012-6-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tokyo Guidebook, Yokohama Maritime Museum; retrieved 2012-6-28.
- ↑ The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War, by Rotem Kowner, published Aug 20, 2009, by Scarecrow Press
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