In 1886, Kawasaki established a second shipyard in Kobe, Hyōgo prefecture. With the First Sino-Japanese War, the two shipyards were flooded with new orders and ship repair requests.[2] The two shipyards were merged in 1896 as the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, Ltd. Realizing the limitation of private management, Kawasaki decided to take the company public, and (as he had no son) chose Matsukata Kojiro, the third son of Matsukata Masayoshi, as his successor.[3] Matsukata remained president for the next 32 years until 1928. Matsukata expanded business into rolling stock, aircraft, automobiles and shipping. He also implemented Japan's first eight-hour work day system in 1919, after a massive strike by 30,000 workers threatened to bring down the government of Prime MinisterTakashi Hara.[4]
Under Matsukata, Kawasaki Dockyards expanded its Hyōgo operations with a large dry dock, completed in 1902. This dry dock is now listed as an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government. In 1906, after numerous technical difficulties, Kawasaki completed the first submarines made in Japan for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Kawasaki produced numerous warships for the Japanese navy, ranging from destroyers to aircraft carriers until the end of World War II.[5]
In 1918, an Aircraft Division was established at the Hyōgo Works, only 15 years after the Wright brothers first flight. Kawasaki went on to build numerous innovative designs for the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy air services prior to World War II. In 1937, the Aircraft Division was spun off and incorporated as Kawasaki Aircraft Co., Ltd.
In 1969, Kawasaki Dockyard, Kawasaki Rolling Stock Manufacturing and Kawasaki Aircraft merged to become Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
However, in 2002, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation reemerged as a wholly owned subsidiary company. It was converted back into a division in 2010.
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ship amp Offshore Structure Company 川崎重工業船舶海洋カンパニー Kawasaki Jukōgyō Senpaku Kaiyō Kanpani is the shipbuilding subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries It produces primarily specialized commercial vessels including LNG carriers LPG carriers container ships bulk carriers oil tankers as well as high speed passenger jetfoils In addition it is also a producer of warships for the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force including submarines Kawasaki also produces marine machinery including marine engines thrusters steering gears deck and fishing machinery Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ship amp Offshore Structure CompanyNative name川崎重工業船舶海洋カンパニーFormerlyKawasaki Shipbuilding CorporationCompany typeDivision of Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesIndustryShipbuildingHeadquartersKobe JapanProductsShipsWebsiteglobal wbr kawasaki wbr com wbr en wbr corp wbr profile wbr division wbr ship wbr index wbr htmlLogo between 2002 and 2010Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp Kobe Works Contents 1 History 2 Products 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory editKawasaki s origins go back to April 1878 when Shozo Kawasaki established Kawasaki Tsukiji Shipyard in Tokyo with the support of fellow Satsuma native and Vice Minister of Finance Matsukata Masayoshi 1 In 1886 Kawasaki established a second shipyard in Kobe Hyōgo prefecture With the First Sino Japanese War the two shipyards were flooded with new orders and ship repair requests 2 The two shipyards were merged in 1896 as the Kawasaki Dockyard Company Ltd Realizing the limitation of private management Kawasaki decided to take the company public and as he had no son chose Matsukata Kojiro the third son of Matsukata Masayoshi as his successor 3 Matsukata remained president for the next 32 years until 1928 Matsukata expanded business into rolling stock aircraft automobiles and shipping He also implemented Japan s first eight hour work day system in 1919 after a massive strike by 30 000 workers threatened to bring down the government of Prime Minister Takashi Hara 4 Under Matsukata Kawasaki Dockyards expanded its Hyōgo operations with a large dry dock completed in 1902 This dry dock is now listed as an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government In 1906 after numerous technical difficulties Kawasaki completed the first submarines made in Japan for the Imperial Japanese Navy Kawasaki produced numerous warships for the Japanese navy ranging from destroyers to aircraft carriers until the end of World War II 5 Kawasaki started manufacturing rolling stock in 1907 and 4 years later produced its first steam locomotive for the Japanese Ministry of Railways Kawasaki manufactured 3 237 steam locomotives in total until 1971 This division was spun off in 1928 and incorporated as Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company In 1918 an Aircraft Division was established at the Hyōgo Works only 15 years after the Wright brothers first flight Kawasaki went on to build numerous innovative designs for the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy air services prior to World War II In 1937 the Aircraft Division was spun off and incorporated as Kawasaki Aircraft Co Ltd In 1969 Kawasaki Dockyard Kawasaki Rolling Stock Manufacturing and Kawasaki Aircraft merged to become Kawasaki Heavy Industries However in 2002 Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation reemerged as a wholly owned subsidiary company It was converted back into a division in 2010 Products editOil Tankers LNG carriers Bulk carriers Container Ships Ro Ro Vessels Jetfoils Warships Fuyushio Natsushio class submarine Unryu Soryu class submarine Oyashio Uzushio Isoshio Kuroshio Yaeshio Mochishio Oyashio class submarine Natsushio Arashio Fuyushio Harushio class submarine Zuikaku Shōkaku class Aircraft Carrier Taiho Taiho class aircraft carrier Ise Ise class battleship Haruna Kongō class battlecruiser Thonburi class coastal defence ship Marine steam turbines Marine diesel engines Marine Thrusters Ship Control SystemsReferences editHane Mikiso 2001 Modern Japan A Historical Survey Westview Press ISBN 0 8133 3756 9 McCain James L 2001 Japan A Modern History W W Norton amp Company ISBN 0 393 04156 5 Schencking J Charles 2005 Making Waves Politics Propaganda And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy 1868 1922 Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 4977 9 Spang Christian W 2006 Japanese German Relations 1895 1945 War and Diplomacy Routledge ISBN 0 415 34248 1 Notes edit McClain Japan A Modern History p 282 Schenking Making Waves p 183 McClain Japan A Modern History p 372 Hane Modern Japan p 225 Spang Japanese German Relations p 45External links editKawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kawasaki Heavy Industries nbsp Companies portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation amp oldid 1211985506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
