Tatsuta Maru, was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was named after Tatsu
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.
Chichibu Maru was a Japanese passenger ship which, renamed Kamakura Maru, was sunk during World War II, killing 2,035 soldiers and civilians on board.
Chichibu Maru as a civilian ship
Kamakura Maru with Mount Fuji in the background.
Kamakura Maru arriving at Yokohama with the ashes of the four submariners killed in the attack on Sydney Harbour.