Let's go to the museum Icebreaker racked up formidable experiences

Along with other exhibits, including the Tankai research submarine, a wooden fishing boat and a large ship's propeller, the Soya demonstrates the history of the sea at the museum. The 2,736-ton, 84-meter-long Soya was constructed in 1938 as an ice-strengthened cargo ship capable of navigating i...

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Published inThe Japan News
Main Author By Koji Shintani
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 07.06.2017
Subjects
Dogs
Museums
Papua New Guinea
Japan
Antarctica
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Summary:Along with other exhibits, including the Tankai research submarine, a wooden fishing boat and a large ship's propeller, the Soya demonstrates the history of the sea at the museum. The 2,736-ton, 84-meter-long Soya was constructed in 1938 as an ice-strengthened cargo ship capable of navigating icy seas. During World War II, the ship was assigned to a special-duty fleet for the Imperial Japanese Navy and was dispatched to the seas around Papua New Guinea, which...