HIROSHIMA・ひろしま (IMO 9743447)

NS United's coastal cargo ship often travels to/from Nagoya and frequents ports in Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki. After this video was taken, Hiroshima moored at the Tobata Port, which is located in a lovely area of the Garden Paradise Kitakyushu and accessible from the Kanmon Strait. The refreshing light blue color of the hull is typical of many coastal cargo ships in the NS United fleet and really brightens up the sea on dreary winter days.

Here is video of the general cargo HIROSHIMA・ひろしま (IMO 9743447) recorded with an old secondhand JVC Everio video camera mounted on a used Slik tripod:

And, here are some photos and details on this vessel.

HIROSHIMA・ひろしま (IMO 9743447)

Olympus E520 with Zuiko 150 mm lens. No filter. Some bird photo bombed the ship. Photo taken on January 6, 2025. One of the first batch of photos and video taken by Ship Freakazoid in the New Year.

Vessel Name: HIROSHIMA ・ひろしま
Length: 76 meters
Width: 12 meters
IMO: 9743447
Flag: Japan
MMSI: 431005558
Vessel Type: General Cargo Ship
Call Sign: JD3719
Gross Tonnage: 499
Deadweight: 1700
Built: 2014

Wasn't there a band called Hiroshima back in the 1980s? Need to Google that, I guess. And, what's with naming so many ships after cities? The automobile industry is guilty, as well. Buick Park Avenue, Toyota Tacoma, Chrysler New Yorker, et al. come to mind...

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