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Kawasaki Shipyard

Kawasaki Shipyard is a shipyard based in Hyōgo-ku, founded in 1896, dissolved in 1937.1 It was founded by Shōzō Kawasaki.1

川崎造船所（かわさきぞうせんじょ）は、兵庫県神戸市に設立された造船所、および造船所から発展した企業（株式会社川崎造船所）である。造船所は川崎造船神戸工場の前身であり、そこから発展した企業は川崎重工業株式会社（川崎重工）の前身にあたる。2 From the Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1896Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
  • HeadquartersHyōgo-ku, Empire of Japan1
  • Founded inTsukiji1
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Kawasaki Shipyards before 1911
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The story

Founded by Shōzō Kawasaki in 1896, in Tsukiji.1

Leadership

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Kawasaki Heavy Industries1

Timeline

  1. 1937Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1896Founded Founded in Tsukiji1

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