Hibiki was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the inter-war period. When introduced into service, her class were the most powerful destroyers in the world and remained formidable ships well into the Pacific War during World War 2
During the blockade of Leningrad, there were motor barges like this on Lake Ladoga, and they were called "TENDER".
Out of 118 units not a single one was sunk. They carried cargo, people, marines, ammunition, and even tanks.
In this article you can find out more. http://www.hobbyport.ru/other/ships/tender.htm
A crowd of visitors, many of them children, inspecting Hawker Demons of RAF 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron at Hendon, 23 April 1936. Large crowds watched the Empire Air Day display at Hendon Aerodrome, the 11th London Regiment (The Finsbury Rifles), which now comprises the 170th and 171s Anti-Aircraft batteries cooperated with the Royal Air Force in the display.
Project Hula:
West Coast, Cold Bay Alaska, America equipped and trained the Soviet Navy in preparation for Soviet entry into the Pacific War - all Soviet-flagged vessels were immune from Japanese submarine attack - Russia and Japan shared a neutrality pact. Project Hula - Wikipedia