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The "Mutsu," an 8,350-ton freighter, launched June 12,1969, at the I HI Tokyo Shipyard. Commissioned by the Japan Nuclear Ship Development Agency for experimental and training purposes. Scheduled for service, January, 1972. Ishlkawajlma-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Cable Address: "IHICO TOKYO" Telex: TK 2232 (IHICOl Tel: Tokyo (270) 9111 NEW YORK OFFICE: 15 William Street. Ne«i York. N.Y. 10005, U.S.A. Tel: HAnover 2-0544. 5. 6. 2-1871, 0672 Telex: 222670. 420539 Cable Address: IHICO NEWYORK SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE: Room 436, Merchant Exchange Bldg., 465 California Street, San Francisco 4, California, U.S.A. Tel: Yukon 6-2262, 2263 Telex: 27792 'IHICO) Cable Address: IHICO SANFRANCISCO TORONTO ? MEXICO CITY ? RIO OE JANEIRO ? BUENOS AIRES ? SYDNEY ? LONDON ? ROTTERDAM ? OSLO ? DUESSELOORF ? JOHANNESBURG ? KARACHI ? NEW DELHI ? CALCUTTA ? SINGAPORE ? DJAKARTA ? HONG KONG ? TAIPEI ? MANILA When Japan becomes the fourth nation to enter the nuclear shipping age with an experimental freighter, and when everything, including the launching, is right on schedule, you can probably bet the ship was built by IHI. August 15, 1969 53