Nippon Maru

Nippon Maru at Yokohama

Nippon Maru (日本丸) is a Japanese museum ship. It is permanently docked at Yokohama harbor.^[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]

References

1. Yokohama Visitors Guide, Nippon Maru Archived 2013-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-6-28.
2. Tokyo Guidebook, Yokohama Maritime Museum. Retrieved 2012-6-28.

Other websites

Media related to Nippon Maru (ship, 1930) at Wikimedia Commons

• Yokohama Maritime Museum