The 'Chichibu Maru' liner (later 'Kamakura Maru'), and a junk, Shanghai

The 'Chichibu Maru' liner (later 'Kamakura Maru'), and a junk, Shanghai

Collection

Rosholt, Malcolm

Identifier

Ro-s060

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ro-s060. Handwritten (incorrect) caption and photographer's stamp on back of photograph. Prob. = Probably. This is Japan's largest passenger ship prewar, completed in 1930 as the 'Chichibu Maru', owned by the NYK Line. In 1938 the ship was renamed 'Kamakura Maru', and it was sunk by a US submarine on 28 April 1943. See Ro-n0500.

Caption on photograph

Prob. French Mail liner 1937 Shanghai Photo By MALCOM ROSHOLT

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1937

Photographer

Rosholt, Malcolm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph