單元大綱


  • From the Nisei, the name was changed to "Oshoro-Maru(おしょろ丸)" written in hiragana.

    Barkentine-type sailing ship (with 500 hp diesel engine), 42 meters in length, 471 tons gross tonnage (converted to a steamer in 1942 by removing the sail gear).

    Although the ship was temporarily requisitioned for military use, she survived the air raid on Hokkaido in July 1945, which resulted in the loss of many lives, including those of liaison ships and vessels in the Tsugaru Straits, thanks to the "miraculous navigation "* of then Captain Ichiro Saito, who managed to minimize the machine gun fire by US aircraft and escape harm. Over the next 35 years, the ship carried 1,648 trainees and sailed a total distance of more than 300,000 nautical miles.

    (*) Hokkaido Shimbun, "70 Years After the War: Unforgettable Disasters of War," Hokkaido Shimbun, 2015.12.