Nippon Maru

The Nippon Maru (Japanese日本 丸, dt ship Japan ) is a four-masted steel, the (横浜 マリ タイム ミュージアム, Yokohama maritaimu myūjiamu ), Japan is today a museum ship in a converted dock in front of the Yokohama Maritime Museum. It was built in the Kawasaki shipyard in Kobe under the hull number 557 as a sail training ship for the school of the Merchant Navy and was on 27 January 1930 by the stack.

The Nippon Maru was designed exactly like the Kaiwo Maru in Leith, Scotland. Both ships were for the Japanese Ministry of Education (文部省, mombushō ) as training ships on the Pacific road. The Nippon Maru, visiting four times the United States and five times Hawaii. During the Second World War, she was tired in places down to the pole and ran for the Ministry of Postal Services (逓 信 省, teishinshō ) as a cargo ship under engine power within Japan waters. After the war it was used for 29 Repatriierungsfahrten for Japanese citizens ( 25 423 people). From 1952 to 1984 she ran again as a sail training ship, again on routes to the United States ( participating in the 200 - year celebration ) before it was replaced by the Nippon Maru (II).

Since April 28, 1984, she is in a stone-built, flooded dry dock area Minato Mirai 21, a former port and wharf area, which is now an office and leisure area. The dock where the Nippon Maru is located, was once owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and was built in 1899.

Both the Nippon Maru and the Maritime Museum and the matter lying park are from a foundation (财 団 法人 帆船 日本 丸 记念 财 団, zaidanhōjin hansen Nippon -maru kinen zaidan, German Foundation to commemorate the sailing ship Nippon Maru ) entertained. The ship is open to the public.