Spanish ship Juan Sebastián Elcano (1927)

  • 2 × 3.7 cm volley gun

The Juan Sebastian de Elcano is a Viermastrahschoner of steel and the official sailing school ship of the Spanish Navy. It is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano.

General

. 1927, the ship ran from the pile and began its maiden voyage in 1928, it belonged to the Spanish Navy, made ​​the ten world travel ( no Cape Horn circumnavigation, but via the Panama Canal or the Strait of Magellan ) and 76 training rides (as of end of 2004). It took and takes part in many international sailing meeting. It is currently the world's largest sailor with schooner rig ( not a pure Gaffelschoner because of Fockrahtopps ) and after Sedov and Krusenstern 's third largest sailing ship in the world ( not counting cruise ships ) in driving. His Majesty King Juan Carlos I was with the Queen on 26 and 27 October 2003 Guest on board the ship.

Its four masts hot not as usual:

  • (Palo ) Trinquete ( foremast ), ( Palo ) Proel Mayor ( main mast ), ( Palo ) Mayor popel ( mizzen ), Mesana ( mizzen ), but
  • Blanca, Almansa, Asturias, Nautilus (named after four former Spanish sail training ships ( three-masted ships) ).

The construction plans of the Juan Sebastian de Elcano were used again to build the sister ship Esmeralda Spanish as a second sail training ship. According to financial and political problems, the Esmeralda was finally Chilean training ship.

Ship data

  • Construction: Steel hull as a four- island vessel (2 " Liverpool Houses" with training ship construction)
  • Rigg: four-masted topsail schooner ( four-masted topsail schooner )
  • Maiden voyage: February 29, 1928
  • Boatyard: Los Astilleros y Echevarrieta Larrinaga de Cádiz ( Shipyards Echevarrieta & Larrinaga, Cádiz )
  • Designer: Charles Ernest Nicholson
  • Home port: Cádiz y Marín
  • Length Galion rear (trunk length): 106.8 m ( 350.5 ft)
  • Length on Deck ( LaD ): ( 308.4 ft ) 94 m
  • Length between perpendiculars ( VAS, LPp ): 86 m ( 283.1 ft)
  • Survey: 3,901 GRT ( gross registered tons ) / 3329 NRT ( net registered tons )
  • Sail area: 3,153 m² (20 sail: 4 big gaff, gaff 4 Topp, Fockrah 4, 5 headsail ( 1 Vorstengestagsegel, 3 jibs, 1 flyer ) )
  • Mast height: 49.9 m ( 48.7 m) ( the keel flag button)
  • Auxiliary drive: first press: 500 hp diesel engine; now: diesel engine Sulzer Bazán with 1,500 hp
  • Cost: 7,569,794 pesetas
  • First skipper: Capitán de Fragata ( Commander ) Don Manuel de Mendívil y Elio ( 1874-1972 )
  • Current captain: Capitán de Navio ( Captain ) Don Luis Cayetano y Garrido ( since 29 September 2004)
  • Range: 10,500 nautical miles at 6 knots, 8,600 nautical miles at 10 knots
  • Special features: two 37 -mm cannon salvos
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