The Meiji Maru was constructed by Robert Napier and Sons, shipbuilders, Govan in 1874 for the Japanese government for use in their lighthouse service. One of its features is a magnificently decorated cabin designed for the sole use of the Emperor. He sailed on her in 1876 from Aomori to Yokohama via Hakodate on the return from his imperial tour of inspecting northern Japan. In 1897 the ship was transferred to Tokyo Nautical School for use by navy cadets as a moored training ship for over 50 years. The vessel is now docked and preserved at the Etchujima Campus of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. (University of Glasgow Library picture, colour corrected by us)
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