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  2. Nisshin Maru - Wikipedia

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    The Nisshin Maru (日新丸) was the primary vessel [5] of the Japanese whaling fleet and was the world's only whaler factory ship. [6] It was the research base ship for the Institute of Cetacean Research for 2002 to 2007. [7] It had a tonnage of 8,145 GT and is the largest member and flagship of the five-ship whaling fleet, headed by leader ...

  3. Tonan Maru No. 3 - Wikipedia

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    Tonan Maru No. 3. Tonan Maru No. 3 (Japanese: 第三図南丸, Dai-san Tonanmaru), from 1951 simply the Tonan Maru, was a Japanese whale oil factory ship. Built at Osaka in 1938 she was the largest merchant ship built in Japan to that point. She carried out whaling in the South Atlantic and in 1941 was blacklisted by the British government ...

  4. Whaler - Wikipedia

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    Harpoon ships of the Icelandic whaling fleet in port. Since the 1982 moratorium on commercial whaling, few countries still operate whalers, with Norway, Iceland, and Japan among those still operating them. Of those, the Nisshin Maru of Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) is the only whaling factory ship in operation.

  5. Factory ship - Wikipedia

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    The 8,145-ton MV Nisshin Maru was the mothership of the Japanese whaling fleet and was the world's only remaining whaler factory ship [3] until its decommissioning in 2023. The ship is owned by Tokyo-based company Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd. and is contracted by the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research. [4]

  6. Yūshin Maru - Wikipedia

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    Height. 19.5 m (64 ft) [2] Draft. 4.3 m (14 ft) Installed power. 5280 PS / 3900 kW [2] The Yūshin Maru (勇新丸, Yūshin Maru) is a Japanese -registered whale catcher that undertakes whaling operations in the North Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean. Along with other vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet, she has been featured on American ...

  7. Yūshin Maru No. 2 - Wikipedia

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    4.718 m (15.48 ft) Installed power. 5280 PS / 3900 kW [2] Speed. 22 kts. Crew. 8. The Yūshin Maru No. 2 (第二勇新丸, Daini Yūshin Maru) is a Japanese -registered whale catcher that undertakes whaling operations in the North Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean. Along with other vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet, she has been featured on ...

  8. Whaling in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Illustrations of the whaling techniques of Taiji, Japan in 1857. Organized open-boat shore whaling began in the 1570s; and continued into the early 20th century. [28] Techniques were developed in the 17th century in Taiji, Wakayama. Wada Chubei Yorimoto established a fishery by organizing the group hunting system in 1606.

  9. MV Shōnan Maru 2 - Wikipedia

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    The ship trailed the Steve Irwin from a distance before closing in and engaging the Sea Shepherd vessel with water cannons and a long-range acoustic device (LRAD). On January 6, 2010, the vessel was involved in a collision at sea with the MY Ady Gil, which was participating in Sea Shepherd operations against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean.

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