ARA Libertad (Q-2)

The Libertad is a three-masted, full-rigged ship is rigged as. It is a sail training ship of the Argentine Navy.

General

The keel laying of the Libertad took place on 11 December 1953 instead, nearly three years later, on 30 May 1956 the launching was. Libertad was built by the Argentine government shipyard AFNE Astilleros Navales. The commissioning took place on 28 May 1963. The home port of Libertad is Buenos Aires.

In 1966, the Libertad set a still valid speed record for transatlantic crossing between Cape Race (Canada) and Iceland Dursey (Ireland ): You managed the distance of 2058.6 miles in 8 days and 12 hours.

In 1976 it came into collision with the Spanish Juan Sebastian De Elcano, the case of the jib-boom broke. The Libertad, however, was only slightly damaged.

The Libertad has nine times won the " Boston Teapot Trophy". The price is determined by Sail Training Association ( now available from Sail Training International) awarded each year to that sailing ship - with over 50 % of the crew in training - travels the longest distance within 124 hours.

2006 Libertad was overtaken in detail, in addition to a modernization of the technology also provision to female cadets were installed.

After the crisis in Argentina Libertad had approached only Latin American ports in order to avoid seizure of the ship for payment of the outstanding debt. 2012 as well as ports in Europe and Africa were visited. On 2 October 2012, the ship in the Ghanaian port of Tema was held at the behest of hedge fund NML Capital. Subsequently came the head of the Argentine Navy, Carlos Alberto Paz, and the head of military intelligence, Lourdes Puente Olivera, back .. According to a judgment of the International Tribunal for Ghana must release the ship, since warships are subject under international law of immunity.

Sails and masts

Sail area and sail

The total sail area of Libertad is 2,643 m², spread over 27 sails. The rigging of the sail part 27 into five headsail, double - topsail, topsail simple and Royals.

Masts

All three masts consist of a topmast.

  • Foremast 48.66 m
  • Main mast 49,80 m
  • Mizzen mast 43,17 m

Drive

In addition to sailing, the Libertad are driven by two Sulzer diesel engines with 1200 hp and thus reach a speed of 13.5 knots. In addition to the two main engines driving the ship two generators and an auxiliary generator.

Others

The Libertad has two sloops of wood with double cabin made ​​of metal as dinghies, as a Landungsschaluppe of wood, a boat with sails and belt and a boat with sails.

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