After the last sale of the two remaining Martin Mars: Hawaii Mars ( 76823 ) / CF-LYL and Philippine Mars ( 76820 ) / CF-LYK, to the current owners, there was discovered an unfinished nose section ( from the cockpit forward to the nose ) of a Martin Mars Marked " SHIP 8 " . It has been restored and is on display at the Martin Mars visitor's center in British Columbia, Canada. Since the Martin JRM-1 and JRM-2 Mars were named after islands / island groups in the Pacific Ocean, I was wondering what the name of the unfinished ship might have been, after seeing photos of it. It took perhaps several months, but the answer soon presented itself. I came across an old issue of the Martin Star Magazine from August 1945, that I had acquired about 20 years ago. It mentioned the names of 4 of the Martin Mars: Hawaii Mars, Phillippine Mars, Guam Mars and Okinawa Mars ( See Photo ). This is perhaps the strongest evidence of what " SHIP 8 " might have been named had it been finished, and perhaps " SHIP 9 " had it been built. 20 Martin Mars were originally ordered.

UPDATE !!!  Looks like the PHILIPPINE MARS , CF-LYK ( 76820 )  ,is being retired to the Naval Aviation Museum in Pesacola, Florida. See this link:   

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