() is a Japanese company. It is listed on the

Nikkei 225 The Nikkei 225, or , more commonly called the ''Nikkei'' or the ''Nikkei index'' (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It has been calculated daily by the ''Nihon Keizai Shimbun'' (''The Nikkei'') newspaper since 1950. ...

. Mitsui E&S is one of the companies of the

Mitsui Group is one of the largest ''keiretsu'' in Japan and one of the largest corporate groups in the world. The major companies of the group include Mitsui & Co. (general trading company), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Nippon Paper Industries ...

. Established in 1917 as the Shipbuilding Division of Mitsui & Co. with the first shipyard at

Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 60,101 and a population density of 580 persons per km². The total area i ...

. In 1937 the shipyards became a separate entity of Mitsui, Tama Shipyard. The company changed to Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd in 1942 and finally to the current name in 1973.

Facilities

Shipyard * Chiba Shipyard * Oita Factory * Yura Dockyard (MES Yura Inc) * Niigata Shipyard - acquired from Niigata Engineering Co. Ltd and renamed Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc. 2003

Ships Built by Mitsui

Along with Abukuma class destroyer escort, Mitsui was contracted to build the Abukuma class destroyer escorts for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. They were built from 1988 to 1991. * 2

Ōsumi class LST Ōsumi can stand for: *Ōsumi Province, a former province of Japan * Ōsumi Peninsula *Ōsumi Islands The is an archipelago in the Nansei Islands, and are the northernmost group of the Satsunan Islands, which is in turn part of the Ryukyu Arc ...

- 4001 and 4002 * 1 Hiuchi class support ship - JS Hiuchi (AMS-4301) *

Mitsui 56 series The 56 series is a series of cargo ships built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding. , 151 ships have been built and 170 ordered. The 151st was delivered to New Blossom Maritime S.A. They are built at Mitsui's Tamano and Chiba shipyards. Desig ...

ships are a popular type of bulk carrier; , Mitsui had built 151 of them. * 1 W-7 Class minesweeper (W-7) * 2 Shimushu-class escort ships - Shimushu and Ishigaki * 4

Etorofu-class escort ship The were a group of fourteen ''kaibōkan'' escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Eight of the fourteen ships were sunk during the war. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the . Back ...

s - Matsuwa, Iki,

Wakamiya Wakamiya may refer to: Places *Wakamiya, Fukuoka was a town located in Kurate District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,889 and a density of 113.02 persons per km². The total area was 87.50 km² ...

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References

External links

Company website
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