Classification No. 902258
IMO No. 8817631
Official No. 131992 
Signal Letters JNNU 
Flag Japan 
Port of Registry Tokyo 
Ship's Name NIPPON MARU 
Former Name 1 --
 
Registered Owner 1 MOL Cruises, Ltd.
 
Management Company 1 MOL Cruises, Ltd.
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(PS)(IHM)
MNS* 
Descriptive Notes --
Installation Characters MPP, M0.B, BWM 
Installation Descriptive Notes 
Special Description -- 
Other Classification -- 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) PASSENGER SHIP 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF --
- OPP --
- EE --
- SMC/ISSC --
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 22,472 
Tonnage Net (Registered) -- 
Tonnage Gross (Local) 22,472 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 22,472 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 7,696 
Deadweight 4,112 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 4,355 
Summer Draught (m) 6.745 
Lf (m) 148.320 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
21.6 
Equipment No. 2,149 
 
Overall Length (m) 166.650 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 147.000 x 24.000 x 10.900 
Registered LxBxD (m) 152.600 x 24.000 x 13.500 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
-- 
No. of Passengers 512 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 1,780.00 FW 1,710.00 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 2DE : 2 SA 8 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 520.0 x 1,600.0 
Power (kW) 15,370 (7,685 x 2) 
Revolution (rpm) 132.0 
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 2 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.69 
Evaporation 4.65 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works 
*Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
 
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA) 6 AC 9,975 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1A 
Fixed Method of Propeller Flange, Flange 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 2 x 445 
 
Shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works 
Hull No. 1188 
Date of Keel Lay 02 Oct 1989 
Date of Launch 08 Mar 1990 
Date of Build 20 Sep 1990 
Date of Conversion --