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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Can't see why you think it's easier to to remember the long drawn out names "Largew Modern" this and that as opposed to Nagara Maru.
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I believe because the longer English title is objectively descriptive for an English speaker and requires less familiarity and memorization whereas, until the time required to familiarize oneself is reached, one Maru is no different from another. Granted, we have a ship recognition book and we're making visual comparisons, so I have no issue. But if I was at a function ashore with other boat skippers and everyone was talking about the various Marus, I wouldn't know if they were talking about tankers, freighters, troop-ships or circus convoys.