Stock photography, photos: The Kaiwo Maru - Tall Ship Stock photos of The original Japanese Kaiwo Maru (King of the Sea) was built in 1930 receiving its name from the Education Minister at the time. In its 59 years of service the first Kaiwo Maru covered over 1,950,000 kilometers (49 times around the earth), educating over 11,000 trainees. Due to its dilapidated condition, a new ship was built in 1989 using funds from both the government and private donations. The Kaiwo Maru is a 4-masted barque, 361 feet in length. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: tall, ships, sail, sailing, sailor, sailors, boats, ships, ship, boat, vessel, maritime, barque, ketch, schooner, frigate, bow, navy, naval, wind, Kaiwo Maru, japan, japanese