Hikawa Maru

History
Japan
NameHikawa Maru
NamesakeHikawa Shrine, Saitama
Owner
Operator
Port of registryYokohama
RouteYokohama – Vancouver – Seattle
BuilderYokohama Dock Co.
Laid down9 November 1928[1]
Launched30 September 1929[1]
Maiden voyage13 May 1930[1]
Out of service21 December 1960[2]
IdentificationH-022 (with SCAJAP, 1945–47)
StatusMuseum ship since 1961[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeHikawa Maru class
Type
Tonnage11,622 GRT
Length163.3 m (535 ft 9 in)
Beam20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
Speed18.38 knots (34.04 km/h; 21.15 mph)[2]
Capacity
  • 331 passengers:
  • 75 first class
  • 70 tourist class
  • 186 third class[citation needed]
Crew147 (Including an addition of 16)[2]
Notes

Hikawa Maru (氷川丸) is a retired Japanese ocean liner that Yokohama Dock Company built for the 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.

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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Cundall, Peter (1998–2011). "IJN Hospital Ship Hikawa Maru: Tabular Record of Movement". Japanese Hospital Ships. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "NYK Hikawa Maru Official Site : History of Hikawa Maru". Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ^ Tate 1986, p. 124.