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Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: brady on April 11, 2002, 02:08:04 PM

???

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: Dr Zhivago on April 11, 2002, 02:08:43 PM

Liberty class ship :confused:

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: Jester on April 11, 2002, 07:17:23 PM

Japanese Aux. Seaplane Carrier

IJNS KAGU MARU

KAMOI MARU CLASS


Kawanishi E7K "ALF" seaplanes onboard and in the water.

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: Fishu on April 12, 2002, 03:51:05 AM

Did Brady come up with this one from the one where was midget submarine along with Yamakuzi maru?-)
Sure looks similar kind of Maru ship.

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: MiloMorai on April 12, 2002, 07:38:23 AM

All Japnese commercial type ships seem to have 'Maru' in the name - what does 'Maru' mean/translat?

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: Sombra on April 12, 2002, 02:37:40 PM

I don't know its name but it seems to me i sank some of those in Silent Hunter... could it be? :D

Greetings

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: brady on April 12, 2002, 04:37:43 PM

IJNS KAGU MARU, it is:)

 WTG Andijg:)


   I used to know exactly, but if memory serves it simple means ship or merchant ship, other than warship...ect.


  O almost forgot, Alf, it is, as well:)


   

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: m0m0yama on April 13, 2002, 02:26:08 PM

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
All Japnese commercial type ships seem to have 'Maru' in the name - what does 'Maru' mean/translat?

My first post ...
 "Maru" is used as (diminutive) suffix, with name of people,
katana, musical instruments, ships, dogs, etc.
For example, if you have a dog, you can call it "Taro Maru",
"The Sting" is translated as "Turanuki Maru".
Minamoto no Yoshitune(well you may not know) had his childhood
name, "Ushiwaka Maru".
"Maru" is from "Maro", a word which was used in old japanese
language in similar ways, almost 1000 years ago.

Title: Name This...(251)
Post by: brady on April 13, 2002, 02:52:28 PM

TY sir for that I always wanted to know:)