{"product_id":"aoshima-a004473-1-150-nippon-maru","title":"Aoshima A004473 1\/150 Nippon Maru","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nippon Maru was a Japanese training sailing ship, a twin ship for the Kaiwo Maru, launched in 1930. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 97 m, width 12.95 m, and full displacement - 2,290 tons. The Nippon Maru was unarmed. It was a four-masted ship, but had an additional propulsion in the form of two diesel engines with a capacity of 600 HP each.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nippon Maru was built at Kawasaki's Kobe shipyard and originally served as a training unit for Japanese merchant navy officers. When the war in the Pacific began, it was incorporated into the navy, continuing to function as a training unit. It was not until the end of the war, in 1945, that the Nippon Maru was used as a transport unit in a marginal way. The ship survived the war and continued to serve in the fleet until 1984, when it was replaced by a new sailing ship - with the same name, by the way! At present, the Nippon Maru is a museum ship docked in the port of Yokohama.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAoshima's full-hull kit of the Nippon Maru features vacuformed sails, a display stand, twine for rigging, and cloth flags. At 1\/150 scale this beauty will measure 64.7cm long, 15.3cm wide, and 37.5cm tall when completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an injection-plastic sailing ship model kit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOSHIMA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834015645832,"sku":"A004473","price":191.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/3150\/4008\/files\/A004473-1.jpg?v=1753748066","url":"https:\/\/hobbiesonline.com.au\/products\/aoshima-a004473-1-150-nippon-maru","provider":"Hobbies Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}