Ship delivered to Fisheries Agency, Japanese Government, was launched on Apr 24 1967 at Kanazashi Dockyard; diesel electric propulsion plant was manufactured by Hitachi Co; mission is to conduct research on undeveloped fishery grounds and on unexploited resources in ocean so as to contribute to securing animal protein foods; 10 laboratories and computer room are fitted; hull length oa 91.87 m, breadth 15 m, depth to shelter deck 9.20 m, gross 3210 tons; ship is designed for trawling at depth of 1200 m and to pass through high latitude sea zone. (24096)
Japan's largest fishery research vessel -- Kaiyo maru
Jap Shipbldg Mar Eng
1968
11 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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