Yūshin Maru
Whaling ship built in 1998
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The Yūshin Maru (勇新丸, Yūshin Maru) is a Japanese-registered whale catcher that undertakes whaling operations in the North Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean. Along with other vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet, she has been featured on American television since 2008, in the documentary-style reality series Whale Wars.[4]
NameYūshin Maru
OwnerKyodo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd.
OperatorInstitute of Cetacean Research
Port of registryTokyo, Japan
 A render of the Yushin Maru type whale catcher. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Yūshin Maru |
| Owner | Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd. |
| Operator | Institute of Cetacean Research |
| Port of registry | Tokyo, Japan |
| Builder | Hakata Zosen, Hakata |
| Launched | 24 July 1998 |
| Identification | |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Whaler |
| Tonnage | 1,025 gross tonnage (GT)[3] |
| Length | 69.61 m (228.4 ft) o/a |
| Beam | 11.5 m (38 ft) (moulded) |
| Height | 19.5 m (64 ft)[2] |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Installed power | 5280 PS / 3900 kW[2] |
Gallery
Yūshin Maru with a Whale
Yūshin Maru with a Whale
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