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K. Kaiwo Maru (1930) Kaiwo Maru (1989) Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyō. SS Komagata Maru. Kōshū (survey ship) SS Kuroshio Maru.
Cargo ship. Cargo ship at Puerto Cortés in Honduras. A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade.
42. MV Derbyshire was a British ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built in 1976 by Swan Hunter, as the last in the series of the Bridge-class sextet. She was registered at Liverpool and owned by Bibby Line. [2] Derbyshire was lost on 9 September 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan. All 42 crew members and 2 of their wives were killed in ...
The Type C4-class ship were the largest cargo ships built by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) during World War II. The design was originally developed for the American-Hawaiian Lines in 1941, but in late 1941 the plans were taken over by the MARCOM. Eighty-one ships were built as cargo or troopships in four shipyards: Kaiser ...
12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) Crew. 34 crew. 46 research personnel. RV Mirai is a Japanese oceanographic research vessel. She was originally built as the nuclear-powered general cargo ship Mutsu [jp], [5] but never carried commercial cargo.
Due to a deterioration in the relations with the Soviet Union, the ship was never delivered and was renamed Tenryo Maru. [2] She was one of three ships in her class which included Minryo Maru (民領丸) (ex-Komsomolets) and Chiryo Maru (地領丸) (ex-Volochaevets). [4] [5] On 18 April 1939, she was sold to Tatsunan Merchant Ship Co., Ltd. of ...
Hiyō sunk and Jun'yō scrapped 1946–1947. Zuihō -class. Light aircraft carrier. Zuihō (1940–1944) Shōhō (1939–1942) 11,443 tonnes. Both sunk during WWII. Chitose -class. Light aircraft carrier.
Source: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946: "Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan." U.S. Naval Historical Center - Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945