Kaiwo Maru II
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 Japan
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| Name: | Kaiwo Maru |
| Owner: | Japanese Government |
| Operator: | National Institute for Sea Training (Under MLIT) |
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| Builder: | Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Laid down: | 8 July 1988 |
| Launched: | 7 March 1989 |
| Completed: | 12 September 1989 |
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| Status: | Operational |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Training sailing vessel |
| Tonnage: | 2,556 GT |
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| Beam: | 13.80 m (45.3 ft) |
| Height: | 43.50 m (142.7 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.9 m (23 ft) |
| Depth: | 10.70 m (35.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x diesel engines, sails |
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| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Range: | 9,800 nautical miles (18,100 km) |
| Complement: | 199 |
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Kaiwo Maru (海王丸 Kaiō-Maru) is a Japanese four-masted training barque tall ship. She was built in 1989 to replace a 1930 ship of the same name. She is 110.09 m (361.2 ft) overall, with a beam of 13.80 m (45.3 ft) and a depth of 10.70 m (35.1 ft). She is assessed as 2,556 GT. Propulsion is by two 4-cylinder diesel engines and a total of 2,760 m2 (29,700 sq ft) of sails. The engines have a total power of 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) and can propel the ship at a maximum of 14.1 kn (26.1 km/h; 16.2 mph), with a normal service maximum of 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph). Kaiwo Maru has a range of 9,800 nmi (18,100 km; 11,300 mi). The four masts are the fore mast, main mast, mizzen mast and jigger mast. The main mast is 43.50 m (142.7 ft). Her complement is 199.
Her keel was laid by Sumitomo Heavy Industries on July 8, 1988 at the Uraga shipyard, near Yokohama, Japan. She was launched on March 7, 1989. Kaiwo Maru was commissioned on September 12, 1989. She is a four masted barque, over 110 meters in length, with a complement of 199. She is a sister ship of Nippon Maru.
On 20 Oct. 2004, Kaiwo Maru was nearly lost in Typhoon Tokage, while sheltering outside the port of Fushiki in the Bay of Toyama, Japan. She dragged her anchor and grounded on a breakwater, receiving severe damage. Her crew of 167, mostly young cadets, was evacuated. Helicopters responded, but were unable to drop lines. So rescuers fixed ropes to the breakwater and crewmembers climbed along them. Thirty were injured, including some with broken bones. Her captain later accepted responsibility. A month later she was lifted by a floating crane and returned to Uraga shipyard. The ship sailed again in January 2006 after major repairs.
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