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I have created a website called The Naval Data Base https://hush.web.fc2.com. I am a 66-year-old pensioner living in Japan; I have lived in the blue sky since 18 November 2024.
The Naval Data Base https://hush.web.fc2.com という艦艇の名前のサイトをやってます。
The Naval Data Base https://hush.web.fc2.com という艦艇の名前のサイトをやってます。
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Moreover, following the Chinese Communist Party's intervention in the Korean War, the UK, at the request of the USA, requisitioned the vessel and diverted it to Singapore.
Moreover, following the Chinese Communist Party's intervention in the Korean War, the UK, at the request of the USA, requisitioned the vessel and diverted it to Singapore.
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Moreover, following the Chinese Communist Party's intervention in the Korean War, the UK, at the request of the USA, requisitioned the vessel and diverted it to Singapore.
Moreover, following the Chinese Communist Party's intervention in the Korean War, the UK, at the request of the USA, requisitioned the vessel and diverted it to Singapore.
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However, the Kyokutou-Maru (meaning “Far East”, but renamed homophonous with meaning Morning Sun + East) was refloated in Manila in 1951 and operated until 1964 under the name California Maru.
However, the Kyokutou-Maru (meaning “Far East”, but renamed homophonous with meaning Morning Sun + East) was refloated in Manila in 1951 and operated until 1964 under the name California Maru.
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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However, the Kyokutou-Maru (meaning “Far East”, but renamed homophonous with meaning Morning Sun + East) was refloated in Manila in 1951 and operated until 1964 under the name California Maru.
However, the Kyokutou-Maru (meaning “Far East”, but renamed homophonous with meaning Morning Sun + East) was refloated in Manila in 1951 and operated until 1964 under the name California Maru.
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Consequently, provision for mounting guns was naturally considered, and the space for raw silk cargo during the outward voyage could be converted into ammunition magazines to avoid sailing empty.
Consequently, provision for mounting guns was naturally considered, and the space for raw silk cargo during the outward voyage could be converted into ammunition magazines to avoid sailing empty.
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Consequently, provision for mounting guns was naturally considered, and the space for raw silk cargo during the outward voyage could be converted into ammunition magazines to avoid sailing empty.
Consequently, provision for mounting guns was naturally considered, and the space for raw silk cargo during the outward voyage could be converted into ammunition magazines to avoid sailing empty.
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Consequently, approximately 90% relied on overseas imports, 80% of which came from the US.
Simultaneously, the Navy sought tankers capable of escorting the fleet, subsidising the construction of Kawasaki type oilers.
Consequently, approximately 90% relied on overseas imports, 80% of which came from the US.
Simultaneously, the Navy sought tankers capable of escorting the fleet, subsidising the construction of Kawasaki type oilers.
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Consequently, approximately 90% relied on overseas imports, 80% of which came from the US.
Simultaneously, the Navy sought tankers capable of escorting the fleet, subsidising the construction of Kawasaki type oilers.
Consequently, approximately 90% relied on overseas imports, 80% of which came from the US.
Simultaneously, the Navy sought tankers capable of escorting the fleet, subsidising the construction of Kawasaki type oilers.
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In 1941, Japan's annual oil consumption totalled approximately 3.5 million tonnes: around 2 million tonnes for the Navy, 500,000 tonnes for the Army, and 1 million tonnes for civilian use.
Domestic production was negligible.
In 1941, Japan's annual oil consumption totalled approximately 3.5 million tonnes: around 2 million tonnes for the Navy, 500,000 tonnes for the Army, and 1 million tonnes for civilian use.
Domestic production was negligible.
December 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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In 1941, Japan's annual oil consumption totalled approximately 3.5 million tonnes: around 2 million tonnes for the Navy, 500,000 tonnes for the Army, and 1 million tonnes for civilian use.
Domestic production was negligible.
In 1941, Japan's annual oil consumption totalled approximately 3.5 million tonnes: around 2 million tonnes for the Navy, 500,000 tonnes for the Army, and 1 million tonnes for civilian use.
Domestic production was negligible.
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Before the SWW, Japan mass-produced high-speed tankers of around 10,000 gross tonnes and 20 knots.
These were called Kawasaki type oilers after the shipyard, though this was not their official designation.
Before the SWW, Japan mass-produced high-speed tankers of around 10,000 gross tonnes and 20 knots.
These were called Kawasaki type oilers after the shipyard, though this was not their official designation.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Before the SWW, Japan mass-produced high-speed tankers of around 10,000 gross tonnes and 20 knots.
These were called Kawasaki type oilers after the shipyard, though this was not their official designation.
Before the SWW, Japan mass-produced high-speed tankers of around 10,000 gross tonnes and 20 knots.
These were called Kawasaki type oilers after the shipyard, though this was not their official designation.
Today is a perfect day for viewing the autumn leaves.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Today is a perfect day for viewing the autumn leaves.
The other ships in the photo besides Lapwing are Lark (Minesweeper No. 21), with SC-208 alongside (at left); and Swan (Minesweeper No. 34) with SC-356 alongside (at right).
Both the Lark and Swan in the photo are sister boats of the Lapwing, so they are named after birds.
#NavalHistory
Both the Lark and Swan in the photo are sister boats of the Lapwing, so they are named after birds.
#NavalHistory
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The other ships in the photo besides Lapwing are Lark (Minesweeper No. 21), with SC-208 alongside (at left); and Swan (Minesweeper No. 34) with SC-356 alongside (at right).
Both the Lark and Swan in the photo are sister boats of the Lapwing, so they are named after birds.
#NavalHistory
Both the Lark and Swan in the photo are sister boats of the Lapwing, so they are named after birds.
#NavalHistory
Assistant Secretary of the Navy F.D.R. ordered that new minesweepers under construction at WWF be named after birds.
He was an amateur ornithologist.
This order led to the name of the first boat being chosen: Lapwing.
www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-to...
He was an amateur ornithologist.
This order led to the name of the first boat being chosen: Lapwing.
www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-to...
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Assistant Secretary of the Navy F.D.R. ordered that new minesweepers under construction at WWF be named after birds.
He was an amateur ornithologist.
This order led to the name of the first boat being chosen: Lapwing.
www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-to...
He was an amateur ornithologist.
This order led to the name of the first boat being chosen: Lapwing.
www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-to...
The name of this ship translates to “lecher” in Japanese.
Consequently, the city name from which it derives is extremely well-known amongst a very small segment of the Japanese population.
Consequently, the city name from which it derives is extremely well-known amongst a very small segment of the Japanese population.
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The name of this ship translates to “lecher” in Japanese.
Consequently, the city name from which it derives is extremely well-known amongst a very small segment of the Japanese population.
Consequently, the city name from which it derives is extremely well-known amongst a very small segment of the Japanese population.
This ship was completed in 1923, but was renamed República in 1931 when the republic was established. In 1936, it was seized by rebel forces and renamed Navarra, before being decommissioned in 1956.
#NavalHistory
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#NavalHistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This ship was completed in 1923, but was renamed República in 1931 when the republic was established. In 1936, it was seized by rebel forces and renamed Navarra, before being decommissioned in 1956.
#NavalHistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...
#NavalHistory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...
This is the Queen after whom the ship was named.
Born as a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the UK, she was named Eua at birth, but was mistakenly christened Ena at her baptism, hence she was commonly known as Princess Ena.
Born as a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the UK, she was named Eua at birth, but was mistakenly christened Ena at her baptism, hence she was commonly known as Princess Ena.
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is the Queen after whom the ship was named.
Born as a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the UK, she was named Eua at birth, but was mistakenly christened Ena at her baptism, hence she was commonly known as Princess Ena.
Born as a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the UK, she was named Eua at birth, but was mistakenly christened Ena at her baptism, hence she was commonly known as Princess Ena.
I had just one Afghan coin at home, but unfortunately it only had the word Afghanistan on it.
Sometimes coins will have the words "Bank of" on them, but that's only natural since they're not banknotes.
Sometimes coins will have the words "Bank of" on them, but that's only natural since they're not banknotes.
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I had just one Afghan coin at home, but unfortunately it only had the word Afghanistan on it.
Sometimes coins will have the words "Bank of" on them, but that's only natural since they're not banknotes.
Sometimes coins will have the words "Bank of" on them, but that's only natural since they're not banknotes.
Philadelphia is one of the Seven Churches of Asia.
It is now called Alaşehir, which seems to have been named after the nickname given by King Eumenes II of Pergamon to his brother and successor, Attalos II.
It is now called Alaşehir, which seems to have been named after the nickname given by King Eumenes II of Pergamon to his brother and successor, Attalos II.
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Philadelphia is one of the Seven Churches of Asia.
It is now called Alaşehir, which seems to have been named after the nickname given by King Eumenes II of Pergamon to his brother and successor, Attalos II.
It is now called Alaşehir, which seems to have been named after the nickname given by King Eumenes II of Pergamon to his brother and successor, Attalos II.
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I learned about Kandahar while researching the names of destroyers, but I had never heard of Antioch or the like.
Thank you.
Come to think of it, there was also Alexandria in the United States.
I learned about Kandahar while researching the names of destroyers, but I had never heard of Antioch or the like.
Thank you.
Come to think of it, there was also Alexandria in the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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I learned about Kandahar while researching the names of destroyers, but I had never heard of Antioch or the like.
Thank you.
Come to think of it, there was also Alexandria in the United States.
I learned about Kandahar while researching the names of destroyers, but I had never heard of Antioch or the like.
Thank you.
Come to think of it, there was also Alexandria in the United States.
So it's an Indo-European language after all.
I thought it was like the French "de," but the way Pashutian is written looks like Arabic, so that didn't occur to me.
However, there is a theory that Kandahar comes from Alexander, so it wouldn't be surprising if it was of that lineage.
I thought it was like the French "de," but the way Pashutian is written looks like Arabic, so that didn't occur to me.
However, there is a theory that Kandahar comes from Alexander, so it wouldn't be surprising if it was of that lineage.
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So it's an Indo-European language after all.
I thought it was like the French "de," but the way Pashutian is written looks like Arabic, so that didn't occur to me.
However, there is a theory that Kandahar comes from Alexander, so it wouldn't be surprising if it was of that lineage.
I thought it was like the French "de," but the way Pashutian is written looks like Arabic, so that didn't occur to me.
However, there is a theory that Kandahar comes from Alexander, so it wouldn't be surprising if it was of that lineage.
After some research, I found out that in Pashto, "Da" is a possessive postposition, equivalent to the English "of the." Therefore, "Da Afghanistan" literally means "of Afghanistan."
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
After some research, I found out that in Pashto, "Da" is a possessive postposition, equivalent to the English "of the." Therefore, "Da Afghanistan" literally means "of Afghanistan."
The old IJA code for "Rise Mt. Niitaka" was "Sunrise shall be in Yamagata."
Please see ALT for the table below.
Please see ALT for the table below.
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The old IJA code for "Rise Mt. Niitaka" was "Sunrise shall be in Yamagata."
Please see ALT for the table below.
Please see ALT for the table below.
Yu Shan is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m.
During the Empire of Japan's rule in Taiwan, the mountain became known as Mt Niitaka ("New High Mountain") because new surveying showed that it was 176 m higher than Mt Fuji in the Japanese archipelago.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shan
During the Empire of Japan's rule in Taiwan, the mountain became known as Mt Niitaka ("New High Mountain") because new surveying showed that it was 176 m higher than Mt Fuji in the Japanese archipelago.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shan
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yu Shan is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m.
During the Empire of Japan's rule in Taiwan, the mountain became known as Mt Niitaka ("New High Mountain") because new surveying showed that it was 176 m higher than Mt Fuji in the Japanese archipelago.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shan
During the Empire of Japan's rule in Taiwan, the mountain became known as Mt Niitaka ("New High Mountain") because new surveying showed that it was 176 m higher than Mt Fuji in the Japanese archipelago.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Shan
The Risui Maru was originally the 845-ton cargo ship Lipis, operated by Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., Singapore, which was completed in 1927 by Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. in the UK, requisitioned in 1939 as an auxiliary patrol boat,
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Risui Maru was originally the 845-ton cargo ship Lipis, operated by Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., Singapore, which was completed in 1927 by Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. in the UK, requisitioned in 1939 as an auxiliary patrol boat,
Coincidentally, November in the Japanese lunar calendar is Shimotsuki (the month of frost), just like in the French Republican calendar.
Perhaps it would be better to tell people who watch my Blue Sky that this is the origin of the destroyer Shimotsuki.
Perhaps it would be better to tell people who watch my Blue Sky that this is the origin of the destroyer Shimotsuki.
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Coincidentally, November in the Japanese lunar calendar is Shimotsuki (the month of frost), just like in the French Republican calendar.
Perhaps it would be better to tell people who watch my Blue Sky that this is the origin of the destroyer Shimotsuki.
Perhaps it would be better to tell people who watch my Blue Sky that this is the origin of the destroyer Shimotsuki.
It may not seem strange when you look at his biography, but I think it's very rare for a living entertainer's name to be used on a warship en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Bob_... .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It may not seem strange when you look at his biography, but I think it's very rare for a living entertainer's name to be used on a warship en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Bob_... .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hope