Training ship “Kaiwo Maru” (海王丸) at Tokyo, Japan, on 22nd June 2017
Owner: Japanese Government (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport)
Operator: Agency of Maritime Education & Training for Seafarers, Yokohama
Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries' Uraga Shipyard, Yokosuka
Rig: 4-masted barque, sail area: 29,700 sq. ft. (18 square & 18 fore-and-aft sails)
Gross tons: 2,879 (from operator's own data; some other sources different)
Length overall: 110.09 m
Height of mast above waterline: c.50 m
Engine: 2 diesels, total 3,000 b.h.p.
Max. complement: 58 officers & crew, 71 navigation cadets, 35 engineering cadets (from operator's own data; some other sources different)
Speeds: average 6 knots under sail, max. 21 knots under power
Completed September 1989; replaced one of same name built in 1930