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Japanese Amphibious Assault Ship Shinshū Maru
''Shinshū Maru'' (神州丸 or 神洲丸) was a ship of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. She was the world's first landing craft carrier ship to be designed as such, and a pioneer of modern-day amphibious assault ships. During some of her operations, she was known to have used at least four cover names, ''R1'', ''GL'', ''MT'', and ''Ryujo Maru''. During her career, she was outfitted with a dummy forefunnel in an effort to disguise her as the submarine tender ''Taigei'', which was converted to the light carrier Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ryūhō, ''Ryūhō''. ''Shinshū Maru'' was one of the ships sunk by friendly torpedo fire at the Battle of Sunda Strait, but later salvaged and returned to service. Design features ''Shinshū Maru'' was a significant advance in amphibious warfare, having incorporated numerous innovative features, and as such she was shrouded in a veil of secrecy throughout her existence. She could carry 29 , 25 and four AB-Tei-class, AB-Tei-clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harima Shipbuilding
, formerly known as is a Japanese engineering corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that produces and offers ships, Launch vehicle, space launch vehicles, aircraft engines, Marine propulsion, marine diesel engines, gas turbines, gas engines, railway systems, turbochargers for Car, automobiles, plant engineering, industrial machinery, power station boilers and other facilities, suspension bridges and other structures. IHI is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Section 1. Following the reporting of a company whistleblower in February 2024, on April 24, 2024, the company announced that investigation was underway by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of its subsidiary, IHI Power Systems Co., which had falsified its engine data since 2003, affecting over 4,000 engines worldwide. History * 1853 – establishment of Ishikawajima Shipyard by the Mito Domain under order from the Edo Shogunate, who faced the Perry Expedition and the subsequent pressure to com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |