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IMO 5179038

Museum ship · built 1930

IMO5179038No AIS position on record

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IMO 5179038 (Museum ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
Museum ship
Flag
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Year built
1930
Gross tonnage
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Size (length × beam)
97 m × 13 m
Registered owner
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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
IMO 5179038
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5179038
Flag
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Vessel type
Museum ship
Length overall
97 m
Beam
12.9 m
Year built
1930

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Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About IMO 5179038

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. She was operated by the Tokyo Institute for Maritime Training to train officers for Japan's merchant marine. At the beginning of World War II, her sailing rig was removed and she served as a training and postwar transport motorship. 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. 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. 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). Her gross tonnage is 2,286.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is IMO 5179038 now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for IMO 5179038 in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is IMO 5179038?
IMO 5179038 is a museum ship, built in 1930 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The vessel is 97 m long with a beam of 12.9 m.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for IMO 5179038?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for IMO 5179038 from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for IMO 5179038. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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