Pier 56 w. Nippon Maru THEN (6-29-65) b May 19, 2017 904 × 1280 Seattle Now & Then: Pier 56 THEN: The Japanese barque, Nippon Maru, visited Seattle during the summer of 1965. Here it shares the slip on the south side of Pier 56 with vessels of the Seattle Harbor Tours. (Photo by Lawton Gowey)