Talk:Kitakami/@comment-83.144.127.194-20131110132256/@comment-153.160.209.168-20131117114627

The name of the original ship is officially Kitakami, from its namesake Kitakami River ("Kitakami-gawa"). However, the same kanji is more often read Kitagami, especially in the context of person names (e.g. politician Keiro Kitagami), so it's possible that the actress was confused.