Kaiwo Maru (海王丸) is a Japanese former training barque. She was built by Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation in Kobe, and was launched on 27 January 1930 alongside her sister ship Nippon Maru. [1] She was operated by the Tokyo Institute for Maritime Training to train officers for Japan's merchant marine. [1] At the beginning of World War II, her sailing rig was removed and she served as a training and postwar transport motorship. [1] In 1955, her rig was reinstalled and she resumed her training voyages until she was replaced in 1989 by her successor, also named Kaiwo Maru. [1] [2] In August 1955 the ship was filmed by Mike Todd for the movie Around the World in 80 Days. She is now a museum ship located in Imizu, Toyama. [3]
Kaiwo Maru measures 97 metres (318 ft) long, with a beam of 12.95 metres (42.5 ft) and a draft of 6.90 metres (22.6 ft). [1] Her gross tonnage is 2,286. [1] She is rigged as a four-masted barque, with 32 sails covering 2,397 square metres (25,800 sq ft), and two 600-horsepower diesel engines for auxiliary functions. [1] During her career as a training ship, she was manned by a crew of 27 officers, 48 seamen, and 120 trainees. [1]
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