Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

KOFUKU MARU

OF URAGA, JAPAN, N. WAKATAKE, MASTER, URTHEN 4739. 44 GROSS/3385. 47 NETT TONS
FROM THE PORT OF OSAKA TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 15TH AUGUST, 1918

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
WAKATAKE NAOHICHI MASTER 45 OSAKA CREW  
WATANABE YOSHIHITO CHIEF OFFICER 29 KUMAMOTO CREW  
ICHINOKE KAMEKICHI 2ND OFFICER 31 AOMORI CREW  
HORIE TAKEO 3RD OFFICER 24 HIROSHIMA CREW  
TANGE FUKUTARO 4TH OFFICER 20 OKAYAMA CREW  
SASAKI HISAYUKI CHIEF ENGINEER 48 TOKYO CREW  
ISHIKAWA SAKUJIRO 1ST ENGINER 34 AICHI CREW  
OHMORI KIKUMATSU 2ND ENGINEER 32 KYOTO CREW  
MITSUI RISABURO 3RD ENGINEER 41 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
HIGUCHI NOBUJI PURSER 34 FUKUOKA CREW  
NAKASHIMA SEISHI PURSER ASST. 27 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
KATO SUEMARU WIRELESS OPERATOR 33 FUKUI CREW  
KUROKAWA TASABURO CHIEF STEWARD 35 OKAYAMA CREW  
FUJINAGA MATSUTARO BOATSWAIN 38 HYOGO CREW  
TOMOGAWA TATSUGO CARPENTER 29 OSAKA CREW  
MOROI MASAMITSU QUARTER MASTER 27 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
SAKINO HEIJIRO QUARTER MASTER 30 SHUNANE CREW  
SUZUKI HEIJI QUARTER MASTER 36 MIYAGI CREW  
YAMAGUCHI SOKICHI QUARTER MASTER 25 NAGASAKI CREW  
KUBUN HIDEO STOREKEEPER
DECK
20 SAGA CREW  
KAWASHIMA TEMURA SAILOR 24 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
KODA YASUZIRO SAILOR 20 OSAKA CREW  
YABUMOTO JUNGIRO SAILOR 26 WAKAYAMA CREW  
YAMAGUCHI MONSUKE SAILOR 20 NAGASAKI CREW  
SAKAMOTO TOKUKIYO SAILOR 22 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
MINOIRI NYUHISHI SAILOR 19 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
SHIBATA MASAO SAILOR APPRENTICE 21 WAKAYAMA CREW  
TANOBE TOYOSAKU NO. 1 OILER 35 KYOTO CREW  
AKINAGA SHINGO NO. 2 OILER 25 KUMAMOTO CREW  
TANONE YOSHIMORI NO. 3 OILER 24 KUMAMOTO CREW  
FUJITA KENICHI DONKEYMAN 26 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
NAKANO MOICHI FIREMAN 26 KAGAWA CREW  
HORII KATANGO FIREMAN 26 EHIME CREW  
NOBUCHIKA KOHTARO FIREMAN 21 OSAKA CREW  
SHIKUNAMI JINOZAEMON FIREMAN 25 HYOGO CREW  
TOMIYAMA SADAICHI FIREMAN 23 OKAYAMA CREW  
JO TOKIJI FIREMAN 23 HIROSHIMA CREW  
MACHINAKA TONAHICHI FIREMAN 24 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
HONDA TAKANORI FIREMAN 25 TOTTORI CREW  
MOTODA TOMAKICHI FIREMAN 21 ISHIKAWA CREW  
NAGAE KUNIE FIREMAN 23 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
KONDO SHIGETOSHI COAL PASSER 23 MIYAGAKI CREW  
ABE KENGO COAL PASSER 21 FUKUOKA CREW  
KUDO SHOTARO COAL PASSER 26 TOKUSHIMA CREW  
NAHAO OTOGORO COAL PASSER 26 OHITA CREW  
YOSHIMI TOMOHACHI COAL PASSER 20 EHIME CREW  
AZUMA YOSHIJI COAL PASSER 20 HYOGO CREW  
UEGONO KEIZO FIREMAN APPRENTICE 17 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
FUJII MEITANO COOK 29 EHIME CREW  
NISHIHIBE YASNO COOK 23 KYOTO CREW  
INAGAKI KICHIZO WAITER 26 KYOTO CREW  
NISHIGAWA KAZUO WAITER 21 FUKUOKA CREW  
IWASAKI SEIICHI WAITER 21 OSAKA CREW  

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X432] reel 2103.   Transcribed by Lyn Kerr. Proofread by Lyn & Maurie.

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