Hikawa Maru
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Hikawa Maru (氷川丸) also known as Cordoba after leased to Nicaraguan shipping company Lloyd Nicaragüense in 1952 is a Japanese ocean liner that Yokohama Dock Company built for Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha ("NYK Line"). She was launched on 30 September 1929 and made her maiden voyage from Kobe to Seattle on 13 May 1930.[1] She is permanently berthed as a museum ship at Yamashita Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama.
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Hikawa Maru at Yamashita Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama | |||||
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Name | Hikawa Maru | ||||
Namesake | Hikawa Shrine, Saitama | ||||
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Port of registry | Yokohama | ||||
Route | Yokohama – Vancouver – Seattle | ||||
Builder | Yokohama Dock Co. | ||||
Laid down | 9 November 1928[1] | ||||
Launched | 30 September 1929[1] | ||||
Maiden voyage | 13 May 1930[1] | ||||
Out of service | 21 December 1960[2] | ||||
Identification | H-022 (with SCAJAP, 1945–47) | ||||
Status | Museum ship since 1961[1] | ||||
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Class and type | Hikawa Maru class | ||||
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Tonnage | 11,622 GRT | ||||
Length | 163.3 m (535 ft 9 in) | ||||
Beam | 20.1 m (65 ft 11 in) | ||||
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Speed | 18.38 knots (34.04 km/h; 21.15 mph)[2] | ||||
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Crew | 147 (Including an addition of 16)[2] | ||||
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Kanji | 氷川丸 | ||||
Hiragana | ひかわまる | ||||
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Hikawa Maru was one of three Hikawa Maru-class motor ships,[1][3] all named after major Shinto shrines. The Hikawa Shrine is in Saitama in central Honshu. Her two sister ships, both lost in the Second World War, were Heian Maru and Hie Maru.[1]