Nippon Maru (日本丸) is a Japanese training sailing ship operated by the National Institute for Sea Training out of Tokyo.[1] She was built by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Uraga, Kanagawa, and was launched on 15 February 1984, with her commissioning occurring on 16 September.[1] She was built as a replacement for the 1930-built barque Nippon Maru.[1]
This article is about the tall ship built in 1984. For her predecessor of the same name, see Nippon Maru (1930).
Nippon Maru is 110.1 metres (361 ft) long, with a beam of 13.8 metres (45 ft) and a draft of 6.5 metres (21 ft).[1] Her gross tonnage is 2,891.[1] She is rigged as a four-masted barque, with a sail area of 2,760 square metres (29,700 sq ft), and has two 1,500-horsepower diesel engines for auxiliary functions.[1] She has a crew complement of 70, with a training complement of 120 trainees.[1]
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^ abcdefgSchäuffelen, Otmar (2005). Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World. Hearst Books. ISBN978-1588163844.
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