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A favourite of mine; Sawayama Kisen Kaisha's fabulous-looking M.V. Kyushu Maru in Osaka Shosen Kaisha livery. In the third picture she is wearing the remnants of Daido Kaiun Kaisha (Daido Line) titles on her hull......




M.V. KYUSHU MARU; a one-off motorship built for Sawayama Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki. Yard N°. 1,434.
IMO 5200069
Laid down – 1st October 1952.
Launched – 1st March 1953.
Service 15th May 1953 to 1974.

Length 141.3 metres, breadth 18.4 metres. 7,276Grt.


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Another Sawayama Kisen Kaisha motorship; M.V. Alaska Maru......

in Osaka Shosen Kaisha livery......


in Mitsui-OSK livery......

M.V. ALASKA MARU; a one-off motorship built for Sawayama Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Naka Nippon Dockyard (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kobe. Yard N°. 843.
IMO 5008019
Laid down – unknown.
Launched – unknown.
Service December 1951 to 1972.

Length 144.3 metres, breadth 18.8 metres. 8,311Grt.


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Some other Sawayama Kisen Kaisha ships......


S.S. NAGASAKI MARU; a one-off steamship built for Sawayama Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Naka Nippon Dockyard (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Kobe. Yard No. 834.
IMO 4065479
Laid down – unknown.
Launched – unknown.
Service July 1950 to 15th December 1959.

Length 133.6 metres, breadth 17.5 metres. 6,591Grt.



M.V. SANYO MARU; a one-off motorship built for Sawayama Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Shimizu. Yard No. 146.
IMO 5313414
Laid down – unknown.
Launched - 8th May 1958.
Service to 1974.

Length 152.4 metres, breadth 19.3 metres. 9,116Grt.


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A pair of Nippoh Kaiun Kaisha ships wearing Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha colours......


S.S. NIPPOH MARU; a steamship built for Nippoh Kaiun Kaisha.

Builder – Kawasaki Dockyard Co Ltd, Kobe. Yard No. 913.
IMO 5253133
Laid down – date unknown.
Launched – date unknown.
Service December 1951 to 1969.

Length 138.4 metres, breadth 17.3 metres. 6,210Grt.




M.V. NIKKOH MARU; a motorship originally built for Nippoh Kaiun Kaisha as HIDAKA MARU.

Builder – Kawasaki Dockyard Co Ltd, Kobe. Yard No. 918.
IMO 5252270
Laid down - 12th July 1952.
Launched - 6th September 1952.
Service 29th November 1952 to 10th January 1972.

Length 138.4 metres, breadth 17.3 metres. 6,603Grt.


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A pair of Okada Shosen Kaisha ships which ended up in Nippon Yusen Kaisha service......


S.S. SHŌUN MARU; a steamship built for Okada Shosen Kaisha, she was sold to Nippon Yusen Kaisha in October 1965.

Builder – Higashi Nippon Dockyard (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Yokohama. Yard No. 784.
IMO 5325845
Laid down - July 1951.
Launched - 24th March 1952.
Service (Okada Shosen then NYK) May 1952 to 1970.

Length 139.3 metres, breadth 18.3 metres. 6,650Grt.



M.V. SEIUN MARU; a motorship built for Okada Shosen Kaisha, she was sold to Nippon Yusen Kaisha in October 1965.

Builder – Ishikawajima Dockyard, Tokyo. Yard No. 737.
IMO 5318775
Laid down - 8th November 1954.
Launched - 26th March 1955.
Service (Okada Shosen then NYK) 14th July 1955 to 2nd November 1972.

Length 139.9 metres, breadth 18.2 metres. 7,796Grt.


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Some Osaka Shosen Kaisha motorships in post-1964 merger Mitsui-OSK livery......


M.V. MADRAS MARU; one of a class of two motorships built for Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Melbourne Maru and Madras Maru.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Shimizu. Yard N°. 126.
IMO 5216745
Laid down – 28th April 1956.
Launched - 22nd December 1956.
Service (OSK then Mitsui-OSK) 15th March 1957 to 1976.

Length 137.6 metres, breadth 17.7 metres. 6,829Grt.



M.V. PHILIPPINE MARU; one of a class of two motorships built for Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Philippine Maru and Arizona Maru.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe. Yard N°. 861.
IMO 5277165
Laid down – 6th November 1954.
Launched - 11th January 1955.
Service (OSK then Mitsui-OSK) 25th March 1955 to 13th December 1976.

Length 156.2 metres, breadth 19.4 metres. 9.186Grt.



M.V. BOMBAY MARU; a one-off motorship built for Osaka Shosen Kaisha.

Builder – Namura Zoshensho, Osaka. Yard No. 303.
IMO 5047807
Laid down – 5th April 1957.
Launched 26th September 1957.
Service (OSK then Mitsui-OSK) 20th January 1958 to 26th July 1975.

Length 137.5 metres, breadth 17.7 metres. 7,009Grt.


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Some Kyoritsu Kisen Kaisha ships in other shipping lines' liveries......


S.S. KYORITSU MARU; a one-off steamship and the first built for Kyoritsu Kisen Kaisha, she was re-engined into a motorship in Janaury 1966 and renamed SEISHO MARU in 1967.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Tsurumi. Yard No. 653.
IMO 5199519
Laid down – 9th November 1948.
Launched – 21st September 1949.
Service 7th December 1949 to 11th May 1971.

Length 135.2 metres, breadth 17.6 metres. 6,668Grt.



M.V. KYOEI MARU; a one-off motorship built for Kyoritsu Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Tsurumi. Yard N°. 690.
IMO 5199181
Laid down – 26th December 1950.
Launched – 31st July 1951.
Service 22nd November 1951 to 1979.

Length 153.4 metres, breadth 19.4 metres. 6,493Grt.



S.S. KYOYU MARU; a one-off steamship built for Kyoritsu Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Tsurumi. Yard N°. 700.
IMO 5199882
Laid down – 27th February 1952.
Launched – 18th July 1952.
Service from 25th September 1952.

Length 153.2 metres, breadth 17.4 metres. 6,646Grt.


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A Daiichi Kisen Kaisha steamship in Osaka Shosen Kaisha service as S.S. Sydney Maru......



S.S. SYDNEY MARU; a steamship built for Daiichi Kisen Kaisha as PACIFIC MARU, she became Osaka Shosen Kaisha’s SYDNEY MARU on 8th September 1952.

Builder - Nishi Nippon (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Nagasaki. Yard No. 1,407.
IMO 5347130
Laid down - 21st June 1948.
Launched - 16th April 1949.
Completed - 10th June 1949.
Service (OSK then Mitsui-OSK) 8th September 1952 to 1967.

Length 121.15 metres, breadth 16.3 metres. 4,718Grt.


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Back to one of my personal favourites; Nippon Yusen Kaisha's powerful "K" class motorship M.V. Kawachi Maru of 1966......




M.V. KAWACHI MARU; one of a class of four sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Kaga Maru, Kawachi Maru, Kii Maru and Kai Maru.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe. Yard N°. 961.
IMO 6615637
Laid down - 1st December 1965.
Launched - 23rd April 1966
Service (NYK) 18th October 1966 to 11th October 1984.
Jumboised into a container ship in 1978.

Length 170.9 metres, breadth 23 metres. 11,386Grt. (Length 186.9 metres. 14,132Grt Jumboised).


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A Hamane Kisen Kaisha motorship in Mitsubishi Kaiun Kaisha livery......


M.V. ASAKA MARU; a motorship built for Hamane Kisen Kaisha. She was sold to Mitsubishi Kaiun Kaisha in 1960 and transferred to Nippon Yusen Kaisha after the merger with Mitsubishi Kaiun Kaisha in 1964.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima. Yard N°. 120.
IMO 5026413
Laid down - 7th November 1954.
Launched - 12th May 1955.
Service (Hamane Kisen, Mitsubishi then NYK) 20th July 1955 to 1969.

Length 135.4 metres, breadth 18.6 metres. 7,566Grt.


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One of my personal favourites; Nippon Yusen Kaisha's rakish "Y" class motorship M.V. Yamaguchi Maru of 1966......




M.V. YAMAGUCHI MARU; one of a class of three sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Yamashiro Maru, Yamaguchi Maru and Yamagata Maru.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki. Yard N°. 1615.
IMO 6515150
Laid down - 26th June 1964.
Launched - 2nd May 1965.
Service (NYK) 20th July 1965 to 10th February 1980.

Length 161 metres, breadth 23 metres. 10,458Grt.


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The Taiyo Gyogyo Kisen Kaisha steamship S.S. Nachisan Maru in Mitsui Senpaku Kaisha service as a motorship......


S.S. NACHISAN MARU; a one-off steamship built for Taiyo Gyogyo Kisen Kaisha and transferred to Mitsui Senpaku Kaisha on 18th September 1956. She became a motorship in August 1959 when re-engined with a 3,450 Bhp Mitsui-Burmeister & Wain 650VTBF110 diesel.

Builder – Ishikawajima Dockyard, Tokyo. Yard N°. 695.
IMO 5416773
Laid down – 22nd March 1950.
Launched – 23rd March 1951.
Service (Taiyo Gyogyo Kisen then Mitsui Senpaku) 5th June 1951 to 18th May 1971.

Length 121.2 metres, breadth 16 metres. 4,636Grt.


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One of my favourite classes of Nippon Yusen Kaisha motorships; the "I" class of 1965/66 built for expansion into Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Black Sea routes. All eight sisterships were not built at the same yard or by the same builder so they show slight differences in detail from each other......

Hitachi Zosen version......

M.V. IZUMO MARU; one of a class of eight sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ise Maru, Iyo Maru, Ibaraki Maru, Izumo Maru, Iwate Maru, Izumi Maru, Iwaki Maru and Iwashiro Maru.

Builder – Hitachi Zosen, Mukaishima. Yard N°. 4128.
IMO 6612544
Laid down - 15th November 1965.
Launched - 20th March 1966.
Service (NYK) 19th July 1966 to 17th June 1982.

Length 157 metres, breadth 22.1 metres. 10,498Grt.


Nippon Kokan version......

M.V. IBARAKI MARU; one of a class of eight sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha - Ise Maru, Iyo Maru, Ibaraki Maru, Izumo Maru, Iwate Maru, Izumi Maru, Iwaki Maru and Iwashiro Maru.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Shimizu. Yard N°. 246.
IMO 6604987
Laid down - 30th March 1965
Launched - 8th October 1965
Service (NYK) 25th December 1965 to 1978.

Length 155.4 metres, breadth 21.9 metres. 9,923Grt.


Ishikawajima-Harima version......

M.V. IWASHIRO MARU; last in a class of eight sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ise Maru, Iyo Maru, Ibaraki Maru, Izumo Maru, Iwate Maru, Izumi Maru, Iwaki Maru and Iwashiro Maru.

Builder – Ishikawajima-Harima, Aioi. Yard N°. 680.
IMO 6621856
Laid down 1st April 1966.
Launched 20th July 1966.
Service (NYK) 19th October 1966 to 22nd April 1982.

Length 159.4 metres, breadth 22.5 metres. 9,974Grt.


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A Nissan Kisen Kaisha steamship in post-1964 merger Showa Kaiun Kaisha (Showa Line) livery......


S.S. NICHIYO MARU; a one-off steamship built for Nissan Kisen Kaisha; she was transferred to Showa Kaiun Kaisha on 1st April 1964 when both shipping lines merged.

Builder – Nippon Kokan, Tsurumi. Yard N°. 697.
IMO 5250959
Laid down – 23rd May 1951.
Launched – 12th December 1951.
Service (Nissan Kisen then Showa Kaiun) 28th February 1952 to 21st September 1970.

Length 138.2 metres, breadth 17.5 metres. 6,919Grt.


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Another of my favourites; Nippon Yusen Kaisha's fabulous "K" class motorship M.V. Kii Maru from 1966......




M.V. KII MARU; one of a class of four sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Kaga Maru, Kawachi Maru, Kii Maru and Kai Maru.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe. Yard N°. 962.
IMO 6621909
Laid down - 1st April 1966.
Launched - 30th September 1966.
Service (NYK) 18th December 1966 to 1986.
Jumboised into a container ship in 1980.

Length 170.9 metres, breadth 23 metres. 11,380Grt. (Length 186.9 metres. 14,127Grt Jumboised).


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Here is a pre-war Scottish built Greek steamship which ended up in post-war Japanese service as S.S. Ganges Maru......


S.S. GANGES MARU; built as ASPASIA NOMIKOS for Petros M. Nomikos Ltd of Piraeus and sold to Osaka Shosen Kaisha in 1952.

Builder – Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland. Yard No. 221.
IMO 5084489
Laid down – unknown.
Launched - 30th May 1938.
Service (Osaka Shosen) 1952 to 1958.

Length 126.3 metres (pp), breadth 17.4 metres. 4,855Grt.


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The Hinomaru Kisen Kaisha steamship S.S. Eizan Maru in Nippon Yusen Kaisha livery......


S.S. EIZAN MARU; a one-off steamship built for Hinomaru Kisen Kaisha.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima. Yard N°. 110.
IMO 5099680
Laid down - 1st August 1952.
Launched - 18th January 1953.
Service 15th April 1953 to 1970.

Length 139 metres, breadth 18.2 metres. 6,838Grt.


Here is a link to the "nifty" page for Hinomaru Kisen Kaisha......
http://homepage3.nifty.com/jpnships/com ... sengo1.htm

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Here is the poorly-doucmented Toyo Kaiun Kaisha motorship M.V. Kamogawa Maru in Mitsui Senpaku Kaisha livery. Note the tripod mast cantilevered onto the front of the funnel......


M.V. KAMOGAWA MARU; a motorship built for Toyo Kaiun Kaisha, she may have had two sisterships, Tonegawa Maru and Kinugawa Maru, but I do not know for sure. She was renamed PORT ELIZABETH MARU by Mitsui–OSK in 1969.

Builder – Fujinagata Dockyard, Osaka. Yard N°. 28.
IMO 5180805
Laid down – unknown.
Launched - 20th September 1952.
Service (Taiyo Kaiun then Mitsui-OSK) December 1952 to 1972.

Length 142 metres, breadth 18.4 metres. 7,202Grt.


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Another of my favourites, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha high-speed motorship M.V. Yamashiro Maru of 1963......

Yamashiro Maru is best known for ramming and sinking the East German motorship M.V. Magdeburg in the River Thames in the very early hours of 27th October 1964. There was a popular conspiracy theory that Yamashiro Maru was acting under the instructions of the CIA; the Magdeburg was carrying a deck cargo of 42 Leyland Buses bound for Cuba and delivery of the buses would have undermined the US Government's embargo of post-revolutionary Cuba. Here is a link to a recent newspaper article remembering the collision......

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oc ... olicy-cuba




M.V. YAMASHIRO MARU; name-ship of a class of three sisterships built for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Yamashiro Maru, Yamaguchi Maru and Yamagata Maru.

Builder – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki. Yard N°. 1,588.
IMO 5425932
Laid down - 1st March 1963.
Launched - 20th August 1963.
Service (NYK) 9th November 1963 to 11th October 1973.

Length 161 metres, breadth 23 metres. 10,467Grt.


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Another Scottish built pre-war steamship that ended up in post-war Japanese service as S.S. Hong Kong Maru......


S.S. HONG KONG MARU; built as CEFN-Y-BRYN for Cook Shipping Co Ltd (Ambrose, Davies & Matthews), she became British India Steam Navigation’s GAMBHIRA in 1948, then J. Manners & Company’s HONG KONG BREEZE in 1955 before becoming Osaka Shosen Kaisha’s HONG KONG MARU and she may have been converted to a motorship at this point.

Builder – Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland. Yard N°. 227.
IMO 5154155
Laid down - unknown.
Launched - 19th June 1939.
Completed - 16th August 1939.
Service (Osaka Shosen then Mitsui-OSK) 1956 to March 1971.

Length 136.9 metres, breadth 17.6 metres. 5,164Grt.


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