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Company JP Add to my list. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. The Company operates in seven business segments. The Aerospace System segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of aircraft and jet engines. The Energy Environment Plant segment manufactures and sells industrial gas turbines, prime movers, industrial machinery, boilers, environmental equipment, steel structures and crushers. The Precision Machinery and Robot manufactures and sells hydraulic equipment and industrial robots.
The Ship and Marine manufactures and sells ships. Matsukata was also known as an art collector. In addition, the Tokyo National Museum houses his extensive collection of Ukiyoe prints. In , Kawasaki Dockyard completed a cargo-passenger ship, Iyomaru GT , its first ship after becoming a publicly traded company. During the 10 years of private management between and , the Company built 80 new ships, including six steel ships such as Tamamaru about GT.
Since the first steel ship was built in Japan in , ship material had rapidly modernized from iron to steel. The beginning of Kawasaki Dockyard is thus the beginning of Japan's modern shipbuilding industry. Shozo Kawasaki had fully realized that the Company's shipyard needed a drastic increase in capacity since Kawasaki Dockyard was established in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
He planned to construct a dry dock by reclaiming land next to the shipyard. In , a land survey began, and in , boring tests were carried out. After the incorporation of Kawasaki Dockyard, Kojiro Matsukata pursued the plan. Construction work faced rough going due to the extremely weak foundations of the site on the Minatogawa River delta.
After a couple of failures, a new technique was adopted to harden the underwater foundation by pouring concrete. Six years later in , the dry dock was completed at last, costing three times as much and taking three times longer than the construction of a dock under normal conditions. Size of the dry dock: Length: m, width: The dry dock currently No. Kawasaki's first president, Kojiro Matsukata, had a strong desire to expand into new business areas.
One especially promising new business would be the manufacture of railway cars. In , the newly opened Hyogo Works began fabrication of locomotives, freight and passenger cars and bridge girders.
Kawasaki was also very busy in receiving and finishing a rush of orders for ship repairs. Realizing the limitation of private management, Kawasaki decided to take the Company public right after the end of the war. Then close to 60 years old, without a son old enough to succeed him, Kawasaki chose Kojiro Matsukata, the third son of his business benefactor, Masayoshi Matsukata, as his successor.
In , the younger Matsukata was appointed the first president of Kawasaki Dockyard Co. During the 10 years of private management between and , the Company built 80 new ships, including six steel ships such as Tamamaru about GT. Since the first steel ship was built in Japan in , ship material had rapidly modernized from iron to steel.
He planned to construct a dry dock by reclaiming land next to the shipyard. In , a land survey began, and in , boring tests were carried out. After the incorporation of Kawasaki Dockyard, Kojiro Matsukata pursued the plan.
Construction work faced rough going due to the extremely weak foundations of the site on the Minatogawa River delta. After a couple of failures, a new technique was adopted to harden the underwater foundation by pouring concrete. Six years later in , the dry dock was completed at last, costing three times as much and taking three times longer than the construction of a dock under normal conditions.
Size of the dry dock: Length: m, width: One especially promising new business would be the manufacture of railway cars. In , the newly opened Hyogo Works began fabrication of locomotives, freight and passenger cars and bridge girders.
This is also the year that Kawasaki began production of marine steam turbines at its dockyard. Builds the First Submarine in Japan The Japanese Navy began to think about introducing submarines around , and it decided to form a submarine corps soon after the start of the Russo-Japanese War.
In , five Holland type submarines, Submarines No. At the same time, the Navy decided to build submarines in Japan. In , it awarded an order for the first two to Kawasaki. Although the Navy provided plans made by J. Holland, the designer of Holland type submarines, the details were left to the Company. It invited engineers from the United States as well as continuing to research problems even after laying the keel. In , having conquered many difficulties, Kawasaki completed….
Whereas private shipyards had received government orders for small vessels, such as early destroyers and torpedo boats, they would now also receive orders for large-size vessels. Built by Kawasaki Dockyard, the dispatch boat Yodo was the first ton warship built by a private shipyard and was highly praised by naval officials.
It marks the beginning of true shipbuilding by private shipyards. Completes the first Kawasaki-made Locomotive. In , U. Kawasaki started manufacturing rolling stock in , and 4 years later produced its first steam locomotive, the Tender type locomotive 2B saturation steam type, No. Its performance was highly acclaimed and the Ministry later praised the Company, saying that its locomotive had done even better than those made in foreign countries. Kawasaki manufactured 3, steam locomotives in total until , greatly contributing to the development of railways in Japan.
The Aircraft Department is established at Hyogo Works. In , the Company began manufacturing aircraft and established a new aircraft plant. Completes the first Kawasaki-made airplane. In , Kawasaki completed its first airplane at its Hyogo works, and conducted test flights in Sohara Village currently Kakamigahara City , Gifu Prefecture. The Japanese Army admitted its excellence based on the test flights, and adopted it for the first military plane, the Type Otsu 1 surveillance plane.
Kawasaki manufactured about planes of this type until Constructs Eitaibashi Bridge, Tokyo. Kawasaki constructed replacement bridges such as the Kiyosubashi Bridge, Shirahigebashi Bridge and Eitaibashi Bridge, which became well known for their elaborate designs.
Kawasaki utilized state-of-the-art technology for these bridges. In that era, Kawasaki received orders from the Earthquake Reconstruction Bureau and other organizations in Japan for 25 bridges in total, including the bridges mentioned above, requiring 16, tons of steel.
Kawasaki also constructed the Kachidokibashi Bridge across Sumidagawa River. The leaf-lift trunnion bascule bridge is built on a model of the same type of drawbridge in Chicago….
Begins manufacture and sale of Rokkogo automobiles. In , Kawasaki started manufacturing trucks at Hyogo Works to meet the social needs of the day, however, production was suspended until , when the Company Kawasaki Rolling Stock Manufacturing resumed manufacturing automobiles.
In , the prototype of a 1.
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