Meiji Maru
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- Japanese Government
- Tokyo Nautical School
- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
 Meiji Maru at the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Namesake | Emperor Meiji |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Robert Napier and Sons |
| Yard number | 338 |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lighthouse tender |
| Displacement | 1027 grt |
| Length | 240.3 feet (73.2 m) |
| Beam | 29.4 feet (9.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
Meiji Maru (明治丸) is a Japanese sailing ship that serves as a museum ship in Tokyo. It is displayed at the Etchujima Campus of the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.[1]
The ship was constructed for the Japanese government in Govan (now part of Glasgow, Scotland) in 1873 by Robert Napier and Sons.[2] She was built as a two-masted lighthouse tender.
Lighthouse ship
The Meiji Maru was used for the Japanese government's lighthouse service.
Imperial voyages
Emperor Meiji sailed on the ship in 1876, from Aomori to Hakodate, and Hakodate to Yokohama. The ship contains a decorated cabin for the sole use of the emperor. In Japan the third Monday in July is Marine Day, which originally commemorated the emperor's arrival in Yokohama at the end of his journey on the ship on July 20th.[3][4]
Tokyo Nautical School
In 1897 it was transferred to the Tokyo Nautical School for use as a moored training ship. The Tokyo Nautical School later became part of the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.
