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Kamome Propeller

Japanese maker of CP propellers and side thrusters.

Yokohama, Japan · Company

About

The business began in September 1924 as Itazawa Foundry in Sunamachi, Tokyo, making ship propellers, and was incorporated in 1943. The KAMOME name (Japanese for seagull) started as the product trademark and became the company name in October 1963, when the head office and plant moved to the current site in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama.

Milestones include the first hydraulic controllable pitch propellers in 1961, the TF side thruster in 1966, the K-7 high lift flap rudder in 1981 and ISO 9001 certification in 1998.

Kamome Propeller has 180 employees and capital of 100 million yen, with sales offices in Osaka, Kyushu and Tohoku. The president is Kazuki Itazawa.

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