History

HISTORY

National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) was established in July 1916 as the Ship Equipment Inspection Station under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Transport. In April 2015, it was reorganized as National Maritime Research Institute. Then, the following year in 2016, NMRI was reorganized as a part of National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (MPAT).
Date Movement of NMRI
July 1916 Established as the Ship Equipment Inspection Station under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Transport.
April 1950 Transportation Research Institute was established.
April 1959 Completion of Mitaka No. 1 Ship Test Tank (80m Square Tank).
April 1963 Ship Research Institute was established.
October 1966 Completion of Mitaka No. 2 Ship Test Tank (400m Towing Tank).
March 1967 Completion of Rolling Test Tank.
March 1974 Completion of Large Cavitation Tunnel.
March 1978 Completion of Ocean Engineering Basin.
March 1980 Completion of Ice Model Basin.
April 2001 Start of operation as the Independent Administrative Institution, National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI)/ (start of 1st Mid-Term Objectives/Plan.)
June 2002 Completion of Deep Sea Basin.
April 2006 Start of 2nd Mid-Term Objectives/Plan.
June 2010 Completion of Actual Sea Model Basin.
April 2011 Start of 3rd Mid-Term Objectives/Plan.
April 2015 Reorganized as National Maritime Research Institute.
April 2016 Reorganized as part of National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (MPAT).
本館概観

Main Building of National Maritime Research Institute (Mitaka, Tokyo)

逓信省庁舎

Former Ministry of Telecommunication and Transport
(in present Chuo-ku, Tokyo)