In World War II, the Kashima Maru, then being used as a transport ship, was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Bonefish in 1943.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Kashima Maru
The S.S. Kashima Maru was a Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) trans-Pacific passenger liner. This photo is from around 1920. NYK produced many very beautiful ship postcards.
In World War II, the Kashima Maru, then being used as a transport ship, was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Bonefish in 1943.
P.S. This post was being inundated with spam comments for some reason, so I have closed it to new comments. My apologies.
In World War II, the Kashima Maru, then being used as a transport ship, was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Bonefish in 1943.
P.S. This post was being inundated with spam comments for some reason, so I have closed it to new comments. My apologies.
There are so many interesting Japanese postcards. I wish I knew more about them.
ReplyDeleteThe design of this one is so very Japanese in concept.
ReplyDeleteI really like the texture of this postcard with the bamboo and the birds are great.
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The birds and background are so lovely! What a strange contrast to the black and white illustration of the ship.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of a strange setting isn't it : a ship somehow sailing through the tree branches.
ReplyDeleteI had the same response as Alan, I'm sure those birds are chatting about their odd looking visitor!
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