Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

KOFUKU MARU

OF URAGA, JAPAN, N. WAKATAKE, MASTER, BURTHEN 4739. 44 GROSS 3385. 47 NETT TONS
FROM THE PORT OF MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 31ST AUGUST, 1918

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
WAKATAKE NAOKICHI MASTER 45 OSAKA CREW  
WATANABE YOSHIHITO CHIEF OFFICER 29 KUMAMOTO CREW  
ICHINOHE KAMEKICHI 2ND OFFICER 31 AOMORI CREW  
HORIE TAKEO 3RD OFFICER 24 HIRISHIMA CREW  
TANGE FUKUTARO 4TH OFFICER 20 OKAYAMA CREW  
SASAKI HISAYUKI CHIEF ENGINEER 48 TOKYO CREW  
ISHIKAWA SAKUJIRO 1ST ENGINEER 34 AICHI CREW  
OHMORI KIKUMATSU 2ND ENGINEER 32 KYOTO CREW  
MITANI 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 TATSUZO 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  
FUGITA KENICHI DONKEYMAN 26 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
NAKANO MOICHI FIREMAN 26 KAGAWA CREW  
HORII KATANGO FIREMAN 26 EHIME CREW  
NOBUCHIKA KOHTARO FIREMAN 21 OSAKA CREW  
SHIKUNAMI JIROZAEMON FIREMAN 25 HYOGO CREW  
TOMIYAMA SADAICHI FIREMAN 23 OKAYAMA CREW  
JO TOKIJI FIREMAN 23 HIROSHIMA CREW  
MACHINAKA TORAHICHI FIREMAN 24 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
HONDA TAKANORI FIREMAN 25 TOTTORI CREW  
MOTODA TOMOKICHI FIREMAN 21 ISHIKAWA CREW  
NAGAE KUNIE FIREMAN 23 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
KONDO SHIGETOCHI COAL PASSER 23 MIYAZAKI CREW  
ABE KENZO COAL PASSER 21 FUKUOKA CREW  
KUDO SHOTARO COAL PASSER 26 TOKUSHIMA CREW  
NAKAO OTOGORO COAL PASSER 26 OHITA CREW  
YOSHIMI TOMOHACHI COAL PASSER 20 EHIME CREW  
AZUMA YOSHIJI COAL PASSER 20 HYOGO CREW  
UEGONO KEIZO FIREMAN APPR. 17 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
FUJII MEITARO COOK 29 EHIME CREW  
NICHIHIBE YASUO 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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