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  Japanese warship Kanrin Maru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She was ordered in 1853 from the Netherlands, the only country with which Japan had diplomatic relations throughout its period of Seclusion, by the Shogun's government, the Bakufu.
Kanrin Maru, as a screw-driven steam warship, represented a new technological advance in warship design which had been introduced in the West only ten years earlier with HMS Rattler (1843).
Towards the end of the conflict, in September 1868, after several defeats by the Bakufu, Kanrin Maru was one of the eight modern ships led by Enomoto Takeaki towards the northern part of Japan, in his final attempt to wage a counter-attack against pro-imperial forces.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_warship_Kanrin_Maru   (651 words)

  
 Kobayashi Maru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Kobayashi Maru is a third-class neutronic fuel carrier-ship which serves as the basis of a graded training exercise in which command division cadets are presented with a no-win scenario as a test of character at Starfleet Academy.
The Kobayashi Maru scenario has appeared in several novels and short stories (as published by Pocket Books, these are not canon, but have been approved by Paramount).
In William Shatner's novel Star Trek: Avenger, Captain Christine McDonald of the U.S.S. Tobias tells Captain Kirk that in her time, the Kobayashi Maru scenario is no longer used to test character, but rather to evaluate the very "original thinking" for which Kirk had received a commendation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kobayashi_Maru   (1024 words)

  
 Destiny NZ : Next Generation Minded
Maru Samuel is 32 years of age and was born and raised on Matakana Island, Tauranga.
Maru is currently employed as a Senior Policy Analyst with Te Ohu Kaimoana assisting iwi to receive fisheries settlement assets.
Maru is standing for Destiny New Zealand because he believes that something radical is needed to arrest and turn around the skyrocketing trend of fatherless whanau in our country.
www.destinynz.org.nz /candidates.asp?cID=39   (190 words)

  
 Arc the Lad 4 Special: Why Maru is My Second-Favorite RPG Character Ever
Maru is a 13-year-old feral boy who stubbornly believes he is a prince, and he's one of the key characters in Arc the Lad 4.
You see, everyone had Maru figured to be just a freaky little kid with an overactive imagination (and not to mention a seemingly insatiable appetite), but there's a really dark secret in his past.
Maru is also able to lead his party out of a deadly illusion because he's the only one who doesn't see it - yet another display of an odd power.
www.flyingomelette.com /arc4/arc4maru.html   (946 words)

  
 Kobayashi Maru - Memory Alpha
The Kobayashi Maru was a Class-III neutronic fuel carrier and a component of the Kobayashi Maru simulation, a no-win-scenario at the Starfleet Academy.
The Kobayashi Maru is also the title of a novel (written by Julia Ecklar) detailing the Kobayashi Maru tests taken by Kirk, Chekov, Scotty and Sulu during their respective enrollments at Starfleet Academy.
In David Mack's novel "A Time to Heal", Ensign Carmona identifies the actual Kobayashi Maru as having been lost in the Tezel-Oroko system, the location of the planet Tezwa, where most of this book occurs, just before he is killed in a massive explosion.
www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php/Kobayashi_Maru   (269 words)

  
 Part 6-Oryoku Maru Story compiled by Charles M. Brown, Lt. Cl. AUS Ret.
All of the prisoners on the Enoura Maru (about 10,000 tons) were confined to one hold with two levels, forward of amid-ships.
The Enoura Maru rocked violently from a near miss, causing a flail of bomb fragments and steel fragments from the sides of the ship which killed about 300 outright and injured a considerable number.
A diagnosis for the cause of the high death rate aboard the Brazil Maru was due to a combination of malnutrition, dehydration and exposure.
www.oryokumaruonline.org /oryoku_maru_storyp6.html   (891 words)

  
 Oryoka Maru Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Oryoku Maru was a new cabin type vessel, which appeared to be designed for luxury travel in the Orient.
The Enoura Maru rocked violently from a near miss, causing a flail of bomb fragments and steel fragments from the sides of the ship, which killed about 300 men outright and injured a considerable number.
Montgomery is one of the survivors of the infamous Oryoku Maru.
users.owt.com /leodonna/OryokaMaru.htm   (5346 words)

  
 Hell Ships
On 24 October 1944, the Arisan Maru, with 1,800 American prisoners aboard, was torpedoed during a typhoon.
The men from the Brazil Maru were then transferred to the Enoura Maru.
On 11 January, the remaining 1,000 POWs were loaded onto the Brazil Maru which did not head to sea until 14 January.
www.angelfire.com /nm/bcmfofnm/hellships/hellships.html   (824 words)

  
 Killings of Kamagata maru passengers
The Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamliner chartered by an affluent businessman, Gurdit Singh, to bring Indian immigrants to Canada.
For two months the passengers of the Komagata Maru, the Indians in British Columbia, and the authorities of British Columbia were involved in a heated legal battle.
The was the tragic end of the passengers of the Komagata Maru.
www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/events/kamagatamaru.html   (1593 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: Badtz Maru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Girlfriend: Hana Maru, who is a white seal (A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)
There is another meaning for his name: in Japanese "badtz" is a term for X, or a wrong answer.
"Maru" is a term for O, or a correct answer.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/badtz_maru.htm   (201 words)

  
 The tragedy aboard Kursk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Ehime Maru was struck by the U.S. submarine USS Greeneville February 9 when the submarine performed an emergency ascent drill.
The last Japanese vessel to be sunk in a collision with a U.S. submarine was the Nissio Maru which collided with the USS George Washington in 1981.
Philadelphia, PA [Feb. 17, 2001] -- Japanese "Ehime Maru" trawler became the second Japanese vessel to be sunk in a collision with a U.S. submarine in the past 20 years.
www.aeronautics.ru /nws002/kursk001.htm   (12065 words)

  
 Photographs and Memorabilia
Enoura Maru and Brazil Maru -- On December 27, 1944 the POWs that survived the attacks on the Oryoku Maru were loaded into the cargo holds of two ships - the Enoura Maru and the Brazil Maru - for the voyage to Takao, Formosa where they arrived on December 31, 1944.
The Shinyo Maru left Zamboanga in convoy on September 7, 1944; however, the USS Paddle was waiting near Sindangan Point, Mindanao where it torpedoed the Shinyo Maru late on the same day.
The Ebara Maru was outfitted as a tanker; however, it was identical in appearance to the Enoura Maru except for the pipes on the deck.
www.west-point.org /family/japanese-pow/photos.htm   (4238 words)

  
 People of the Plaque - Montevideo Maru
The Montevideo Maru proceeded unescorted, heading for the large island of Hainan south of mainland China when at 2200 hours on 30 June she was sighted off Luzon in the northern Philippines by US submarine Sturgeon on patrol, captained by Lt. Commander W.R Wright.
Missionaries telling the story of the Montevideo Maru after the war, and the fate of the missionaries on board, were given stories of certain people being 'sighted', as late as 1945, and at least two books added to the doubts.
As the story of the Montevideo Maru returning to Rabaul the next day was generally not accepted, and also did not fit in with the other accounts of later 'sightings', serious attempts were made to locate mass graves after the war in Rabaul.
www.jje.info /lostlives/exhib/potp/montevideomaru.html   (1211 words)

  
 Radio Control Car Action: Yokomo Puchi Maru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Maru's motor is about the size of a receiver crystal, and it's snap-fit into the gearbox assembly.
The Maru's shell is made of tough plastic and is fully detailed right down to the side view mirrors and clear headlights.
When the Maru's two tiny batteries finally dumped, it had run for slightly more than 5 1/2 minutes-not bad, especially when you consider that it takes only that long to recharge the batteries for its next run.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3825/is_200210/ai_n9111908   (1138 words)

  
 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Nippon Maru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Maru, which signifies wholeness or unity, is an almost universal suffix for Japanese merchant-ship names.
Repatriating Japanese soldiers and civilians after the war, she was rerigged in 1952 and resumed training, making her first cruise to the United States in 1954, and her first to the East Coast in 1960.
Both Nippon Maru and Kaiwo Maru remained active training ships until the 1980s, when they were replaced by new ships with the same names.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_064900_nipponmaru.htm   (226 words)

  
 Oryoku Maru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The draft of man destined for the Oryoku Maru arrived at Bilibid on October 13, 1944 in the dark.
This barbed wire enclosure proved to be one of the tennis courts at the Olongapo Naval Base.
The above photos are combat footage of the Oryoku Maru in December 14 and 15.
www.oryokumaru.net /oryokumaru.htm   (1649 words)

  
 MARU (Medical Architecture Research Unit): Home
MARU has over 35 years experience in multi disciplinary research, consultancy and accredited training for professionals working in the planning, design and procurement of buildings for health care.
Join us at MARU and Department of Property, Surveying and Construction and develop the skills to support healthcare buildings programmes for tomorrow.
MARU is part of the Faculty of Engineering, Science and The Built Environment
www.lsbu.ac.uk /maru   (217 words)

  
 Badtz-Maru
After school, Badtz Maru attracts lots of attention as he walks around the park with his pet alligator, but Pochi is as nice a gator as you will ever meet.
Badtz Maru has dreams of greatness when he grows up, but for now he rolls his eyes at his humorous life in Gorgeoustown.
Hana Maru: Hana Maru is a white seal.
members.tripod.com /fluffer_2/Sanrio/badtzmaru.html   (179 words)

  
 Kaiketsu Lion Maru - Swift Hero Lion Maru
Hikarimaru is ridden by Shishimaru or Lion Maru.
After slicing the monster Kaiketsu Lion Maru draws his hand down the backside of his sword, when he does this the monster explodes.
Kaiketsu Lion Maru was followed by a similar series called Fuun Lion Maru.
incolor.inetnebr.com /stuart/lionmaru   (471 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Tsushima Maru
Tsushima Maru (対馬丸), an evacuation ship for schoolchildren, was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin on her way from Okinawa to Kagoshima 1944 August 21.
Its wreck was located and identified in December 1997.
Tsushima too had lost them, but hearing the firing on Hitachi Maru she was able at 1330 hrs to pick them up again, about five miles south of Okinoshima, heading north-westerly and then she lost them for the last time.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tsushima-Maru   (269 words)

  
 Lisbon Maru: The facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the Annals of modern warfare the sinking of the "Lisbon Maru", as a result of which over 1000 officers and men lost their lives, does not perhaps rate very high as a horror story.
A conference was held onboard the "Lisbon Maru", and the remaining troops were transferred to the "Toyokuni Maru".
The Lisbon Maru was not marked in any way to indicate that she was carrying prisoners of war, which in itself was a contravention of the Geneva agreement.
www.hamstat.demon.co.uk /HongKong/Lisbon_Maru.html   (3616 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: Kobayashi Maru
They receive a distress signal from the Kobayashi Maru and can either attempt to rescue it and be destroyed by enemy forces or leave it and let it be destroyed.
James T. Kirk, according to the film, is the only person to have won the scenario--by reprogramming the simulator.
Someone experiencing a Kobayashi Maru can be said to be between a rock and a hard place.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Kobayashi+Maru   (237 words)

  
 Fuun Lion Maru
When the brother of Dan, Shishimaru (Ushio, Tetsuya) is murdered by the evil group Mantle, Dan, Shishimaru steels a rocket pack which gives him the power to "Rocketto Lion Maru" into Fuun (Storm Cloud) Lion Maru.
After cutting the monsters Fuun Lion Maru rests his sword on his arm, then raises the sword to make a slicing motion in the air.
Fuun Lion Maru battled the evil group Mantle.
incolor.inetnebr.com /stuart/lionmaru/fuun.htm   (235 words)

  
 3X15 Piper Maru
He shows her evidence that the Piper Maru was anchored in the same position that the Talapus brought back salvaged UFO debris from.
Mulder goes in search of the remaining Piper Maru crew member and finds him suffering from radiation poisoning, he is covered in the same fl oil as the diving unit and has no memory since the dive.
His wife is also missing, Mulder traces her to a salvage firm and follows the trail to Hong Kong, where he finds Krycek selling secrets from the Dat tape he took off Skinner.
xfiles.wearehere.net /episodes/3x15.htm   (316 words)

  
 Maru Deux deux   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Maru: "Twin, I can see that you will fit in beautifully here.
That way you will have the memories of my past here with Miss G's Bs, and your sisters will have their Maru back.
Maru: "I'd love to hang around, but I'm late for my next trip.
home.earthlink.net /~marus_tour/id29.html   (169 words)

  
 USS Bowfin - Tsushima Maru Sinking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Not until more than twenty years after the end of the war did the crew of Bowfin learn that the unmarked, unlighted passenger-cargo vessel, Tsushima Maru, which Bowfin sank off the coast of Akusekijima on 22 August 1944, was loaded with 826 children.
They, along with some of their school teachers and a few of their parents, were being transported from Okinawa to the mainland of Japan to escape the anticipated invasion of the Ryukyu Islands.
Memorial ceremonies are held at sea at the approximate location of the sinking, and there are monuments in Naha City, Okinawa, and on Akuseki Island for those lost at sea.
bowfin.org /website/bowfin/bowfin_history/maru_sinking/maru_sinking.htm   (631 words)

  
 The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II--1944
Submarine Blackfish (SS-221) attacks Japanese convoy and sinks transport Kaika Maru about 275 miles southwest of Truk, 04°03'N, 148°41'E. Submarine Flier (SS-250) runs aground and is damaged as she transits channel at Midway Island; submarine rescue vessel Macaw (ASR-17) becomes stranded as she attempts to assist the stranded fleet boat (see 12 February).
Aircraft from TG 58.1 sink Japanese auxiliary netlayer Uji Maru.
Japanese gunboat Eiko Maru is sunk by aircraft north of Saipan, 15°12'N, 144°52'E, as she proceeds to the position of the loss of Fukuyama Maru that had been sunk by Tang (SS-306) on 22 February.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1944.html   (12320 words)

  
 American POWs Rescued After Shinyo Maru Sinking by USS Paddle: SubmarineSailor.com
The American Prisoners of War Rescued after the sinking of the Japanese transport, Shinyo Maru, by the USS Paddle, SS 263, on 7 September 1944.
Going by Allied figures more Americans died in the sinking of the Arisan Maru than died in the weeks of the death march out of Bataan, or in the months at Camp O’Donnell, which were the two worst sustained atrocities committed by the Japanese against the Americans.
Some were in no condition to travel, one died in a car accident on his way to the reunion, and some felt that it was too far to travel.
www.submarinesailor.com /history/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru   (5004 words)

  
 Kobayashi Maru
In one of the Star Trek films, Captain Kirk beat the 'Kobayashi Maru' training scenario by thinking laterally: reprogramming the simulation.
An Iraqi infant with severe birth defects arrived in Atlanta Saturday for medical treatment that was offered after U.S. soldiers discovered her during a raid on a home...
What follows is a continuation of a long post I began last night on Daniel Dennett's interview in the December 26th issue of Spiegel magazine.
kmaru.blogspot.com   (5402 words)

  
 Hikawa Maru
Service combined with superb food saw her become a much sought after ship and passengers gave her the nickname “Queen of the Pacific.” In 1941, she was converted as a hospital ship in the Japanese navy.
In 1947 Hikawa Maru operated as a simple freighter to the United States East Coast.
In 1961 Hikawa Maru was fitted out to become a floating youth hostel and museum.
www.ssmaritime.com /hikawamaru.htm   (609 words)

  
 The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II--1945
Japanese tanker Obi Maru is sunk by mine laid by USAAF B-29 (20th Bomber Command) on 25 January in Johore Strait, 01°09'N, 103°36'E. Japanese battleship/carrier Ise is damaged by mine, Singapore.
Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Yatsushiro Maru is damaged by aircraft, south of Wenchow, China.
Japanese cargo ship Mansei Maru is sunk by USAAF mine in the Yangtze, near Shanghai, 31°19'N, 121°42'E. USAAF B-29s (20th Air Force) bomb Kobe, Japan, damaging Japanese submarine I 158 and cargo vessels Enkei Maru and Teika Maru (ex-Cap Varella).
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1945.html   (11554 words)

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