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Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Japanese Kawasaki Dockyard Company Limited wanted to built nuclear propelled tanker according to the Dutch newspaper Gereformeerd gezinsblad dated 28 August 1957

An item referred to a statement of the Kawasaki Dockyard Company Limited, Kobe, Japan that she intended to built a 40.000 nuclear propelled tanker with a horsepower of about 20.000hp.(1)

Note
1. Japan built just one nuclear ship namely cargo cargo ship Mutsu, laid down by Second Tokyo Factory, Ishikawajima-Harima Hvy Ind on 17 November 1968, launched on 12 June 1970, delivered on 13 July 1970, completed and fully loaded on 4 September 1972, decommissioned 1992 and rebuilt as the still existing research vessel Mirai. IMO 6919423.