Unkai Maru

Photos by Bob Hampton


The Forecastle of the Unkai Maru

The Unkai Maru is a 305 ft. long, five hold freighter.

The main deck of the Unkai Maru is about 100 ft. deep.  The ship is upright on the bottom.

One of the more interesting areas of this ship was the forecastle, shown here.
Bow Gun of the Unkai Maru

Atop the forecastle was this heavily encrusted 3" deck cannon.
Bridge of the Unkai Maru

The ship's bridge, made of wood, burned after the bombing and collapsed into the ship, only the framework remains.
Lanterns on the Unkai Maru

This pile of lanterns was in a small locker in the forecastle.

Text and Photos © 1999 by Bob Hampton  All Rights Reserved


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