In the late 1920s, the Japanese Ministry of Transport ordered the four-masted barks Nippon Maru and Kaiwo Maru for the Kokai-Kunrensho (Institute for Nautical Training), which already operated the four-masted bark Taisei Maru and the four-masted barkentine Shintoku Maru. Their work for the merchant marine is reflected in their names. Maru, which signifies wholeness or unity, is an almost universal suffix for Japanese merchant-ship names. Nippon means Japan, and Kaiwo is the mythological king of the seas, equivalent to Neptune or Poseidon. Commissioned in 1930 and 1931, respectively, the barks were described by Harold Underhill as “imposing rather than beautiful.” Their very high freeboards reflected a desire to maximize the amount of natural light admitted to the crew spaces below decks, while their comparatively shorter yards and smaller sails were designed to accommodate the relatively small stature of the average Japanese before World War II.

Before World War II, the ships' training voyages carried them throughout the Pacific, and Nippon Maru made four voyages to the United States, five to Hawaii and seven elsewhere in the Pacific. During World War II her yards were sent down and she was used as a motor-training vessel in the Home Islands. Repatriating Japanese soldiers and civilians after the war, she was rerigged in 1952 and resumed training, making her first cruise to the United States in 1954, and her first to the East Coast in 1960. Both Nippon Maru and Kaiwo Maru remained active training ships until the 1980s, when they were replaced by new ships with the same names.

The pirate ship was a place to eat, sleep, fight, and attack other ships, enabling the inhabitants to become rich from stolen goods. Once loot or booty, as it is often called, was secured the ship provided a storage place and a method of escape. No ship was originally built for the exclusive use of pirates, so they were often altered to carry more weapons or in some way make pirating easier. Ships were acquired by pirates through force or by mutiny…

Many sizes from small to large model (Length size from 65cm up to 190cm – 300cm)
Dimension: L190 x W35 x H160 (cm)
Dimension: L149 x W31 x H110 (cm)
Dimension: L120 x W29 x H98 (cm)
Dimension: L65 x W24 x H68 (cm)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• Delivery: EXW, FOB Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Payment: T/T 30-50% (deposit upon order confirmation, balance before Bill of Lading)
• Standard lead time: 10-60 days from deposit date
• Min order: 5,000 USD (Any order below that, a small surcharge of 250 USD will be applied)

CERTIFICATES

• SMETA AUDIT (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit Report) by US standard 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022

• Drop Test certificate by UST inspection 2020

• Certificates for the safety of color paint on wood and salt spray on the stainless steel details by Bureau Veritas
• Certificates of Origin, Fumigation, and Phytosanitary for every shipment

All products are made by hand with heart and soul, high-end quality, and details. Besides, we have the Drop Test certificate, SMETA AUDIT by US standard, Certificate for the safety of color paint, and salt spray on the product by Bureau Veritas, Certificates of Origin, Fumigation, Phytosanitary for every shipment. Besides, we have been exporting to the US, Germany, France, Sweden, and European countries.

PACKING
1. For Old ships and Yacht ships: Wood frame and 5-layer carton.
2. For Speed boats and Cruise ships: EPS foam and 5-layer carton.
3. For small items such as Motorcycle, Car, Airplane, etc: PE foam and 5-layer carton.