The Japanese 15 yen stamp which was issued in 1970 depicts the cable ship KDD Maru. Under a strong magnifying glass he was able to decipher the ship's name on the bows. She is owned by the Kokusai Cable Ship, of Tokyo, and was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., at Shimonoseki. Dimensions: 374 ft. x 50.7 ft. x 26 ft. Gross tonnage 4,299 tons; net 1,751. Propelling machinery consists of two Kobe Hatsudoki Seizosho oil engines, each of six cylinders, developing 4,400 b.h.p. and giving the vessel a speed of 16 knots.
CABLE WORK
1969 JASC Japan - Siberia
1975 TPC 2 Shore ends Guam & Okinawa
Japan - China
1977 OLUHO Okinawa - Luzon
1978 Okinawa - Taiwan
1979 Kuantan - Kuching (Malaysia)
1980 Japan - Korea
1982 ASEAN Malaysia - Singapore - Thailand
1984 Okinawa - Ninomiya Japan
1987 TPC 3 Japanese shore ends
1988 TPC 3 laying main cable 3843 km
1989 Chikura - Ninomiya Japan
1991 TPC 4 laying 1259 km cable
1992 Chikura - Miyazaki Japan 1050 km
1993 TPC 5 Japan shore ends
1996 Japan - China maintenance and renewal
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KDD Maru
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Re: KDD Maru
05 November 1966 laid down.
25 February 1967 launched as the KDD MARU.
Tonnage 4,205 gross, 1,752 net, 3,247 dwt., dim. 113.84 x 15.40 x 7.90m, draught 6.3m.
29 June 1967 in service.
18 December 1997 was she broken up at Yokosuka, Japan.
Source Register of Ships ClassNK 1992/1993. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz
25 February 1967 launched as the KDD MARU.
Tonnage 4,205 gross, 1,752 net, 3,247 dwt., dim. 113.84 x 15.40 x 7.90m, draught 6.3m.
29 June 1967 in service.
18 December 1997 was she broken up at Yokosuka, Japan.
Source Register of Ships ClassNK 1992/1993. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz