Dutch-built steamship marks 150th anniv. since launch

Takamitsu Enomoto (far R), a great-grandson of Enomoto Takeaki who was on board the steamship Kaiyo Maru when it was launched in Dordrecht in the Netherlands in 1865, and others look at a plate at a former shipyard in the western Dutch city on Oct. 30, 2015. They gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the vessel, which was one of Japan's first modern warships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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