Livorno Daily Photo: Kojima

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Kojima

Japan Coast Guard Training Ship Kojima, IMO 9034638, port of Livorno

The 115-meter “Kojima” (PL 21) is a training ship of the 海上保安庁 (Japan Coast Guard).

Japan Coast Guard Training Ship Kojima, IMO 9034638, port of Livorno

She was built in 1993 at the Maizuru yard in the Kyoto prefecture by the Hitachi Zosen Corporation.

Japan Coast Guard Training Ship Kojima, IMO 9034638, port of Livorno

The “Kojima” is the fourth vessel, the third bearing this name, used for on-board training of the cadets of the Japan Coast Guard Academy of Kure, in the Hiroshima prefecture.

External links: Japan Coast Guard - Japan Coast Guard Academy (Wikipedia)
- Kojima Again (Tugster: a waterblog) - Japan coast guard ship visiting Da Nang (Tuoi Tre News)

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11 comments:

Revrunner said...: Sleek looking ship.; July 9, 2014 at 12:12 AM
William Kendall said...: She looks quite impressive.; July 9, 2014 at 12:56 AM
Michelle said...: Nice looking ship!; July 9, 2014 at 2:44 AM
Jack said...: Just looking at this ship reminds me how little I know about military ships.; July 9, 2014 at 4:00 AM
Randy said...: Sturdy looking ship.; July 9, 2014 at 4:30 AM
cieldequimper said...: Long way from home...; July 9, 2014 at 8:11 AM
Dina said...: Quite a ship. What are they doing in Livorno?; July 9, 2014 at 8:23 AM
Luis Gomez said...: These are great VP.; July 9, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Birdman said...: Impressive.; July 9, 2014 at 3:42 PM
Halcyon said...: She looks quite impressive!; July 9, 2014 at 3:54 PM
Unknown said...: Quite different from our training ships! :-); July 16, 2014 at 7:51 PM

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