The 115-meter “Kojima” (PL 21) is a training ship of the 海上保安庁 (Japan Coast Guard).
She was built in 1993 at the Maizuru yard in the Kyoto prefecture by the Hitachi Zosen Corporation.
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)
Sleek looking ship.
ReplyDeleteShe looks quite impressive.
ReplyDeleteNice looking ship!
ReplyDeleteJust looking at this ship reminds me how little I know about military ships.
ReplyDeleteSturdy looking ship.
ReplyDeleteLong way from home...
ReplyDeleteQuite a ship. What are they doing in Livorno?
ReplyDeleteThese are great VP.
ReplyDeleteImpressive.
ReplyDeleteShe looks quite impressive!
ReplyDeleteQuite different from our training ships! :-)
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