Category:Chikyu (ship, 2002)

**Chikyū**
	Japanese scientific drilling ship
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Instance of	drillship;
Call sign	JRAJ;
Owned by	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology;
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries;
Yard number	2171; TF1614;
Shipping port	Yokosuka;
Country of registry	Japan;
Service entry	2005;
Gross tonnage	56,752;
Beam	38 m;
Draft	16.2 m;
Length	210 m;
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	Q908796; IMO ship number: 9234044; MMSI: 432522000
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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 9234044.
A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.

English: Chikyu

日本語: 「ちきゅう」