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The was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The ship was built in 1927-1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The ''Asama Maru'' was built for the trans-Pacific Orient-California fortnightly service;〔Levine, David. ( Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera ): ( "Plan of Passenger Accommodation Motor Ships 'Asama Maru' & ' Tatsuta Maru,'" ) 1929.〕 and she was characterized as "The Queen of the Sea."〔NYK (HongKong): ( history ).〕 Principal ports-of-call included Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Los Angeles & San Francisco.〔(Derby, Sulzer diesel motors ): ( ''Asama Maru'' ). August 29, 2008.〕 On her fourth voyage from Yokohama to SanFrancisco, the speed of the ship's crossing surpassed the previous record.〔Derby, Sulzer: ( poster, speed record ).〕 The vessel was created as a twin of the ''Tatsuta Maru''; and both ships were named after important Shinto shrines.〔Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1935). ( ''The Nomeclature of the N.Y.K. Fleet,'' p. 50. )〕 ==History== The first passenger liner built by NYK was ''Asama Maru.''〔Tate, E. Mowbray. (1986). ( ''Transpacific steam: the story of steam navigation from the Pacific Coast of North America to the Far East and the Antipodes, 1867-1941,'' p. 68 )〕 The ship was built by Mitsubishi at Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu. The ''Asama Maru'' was launched on October 30, 1927. She left Yokohama on September 15, 1929 on her maiden voyage to California.〔Haworth, R.B. ( Miramar Ship Index ): (ID #4035342 ).〕 The 16,975-ton vessel had a length of 583 feet (178 m), and her beam was 71 feet (22 m). The ship had 4 diesel motors, two funnels, two masts, quadruple screws and an average speed of 21-knots.〔 The Asama Maru was the first Japanese passenger liner to be propelled by diesel engines.〔 The ocean liner provided accommodation for 222 first-class passengers and for 96 second class passengers. There was also room for up to 504 third-class passengers. The ship and passengers were served by a crew of 330.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asama Maru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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