Tatsuta Maru
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Tatsuta Maru (龍田丸), was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was named after Tatsuta Jinja an important Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture.
Tatsuta Maru, before 1941
View of the ship's first class dining room.
View of the ship's first class reading and writing room.
Tatsuta Maru, marked with symbols of safe passage while working as a repatriation ship as seen through the periscope of the U.S. Navy submarine USS Kingfish (SS-234) in October 1942.
Nippon Yusen
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The Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha , also known as NYK Line, is a Japanese shipping company. The company headquarters are located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It operates a fleet of over 800 ships, which includes container ships, tankers, bulk and woodchip carriers, roll-on/roll-off car carriers, reefer vessels, LNG carriers, and cruise ships. It is a member of the Ocean Network Express and Mitsubishi Group.
NYK Maritime Museum and NYK's Yokohama branch
NYK Line container
Head office of NYK Line (日本郵船) at Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan