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by Miguel Gil
Thu May 01, 2025 7:14 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) JUAN CARLOS I.
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Views: 815

LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) JUAN CARLOS I.

The amphibious aircraft carrier "JUAN CARLOS I" is a multipurpose vessel and the largest warship built in Spain. NATO designation is LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock). Similar in role to many aircraft carriers, the amphibious landing ship has a ski jump for STOVL(1) operations, and is equipped...
by Miguel Gil
Thu May 01, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: PAPER BOAT
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Views: 544

PAPER BOAT

The stamp dedicated to the International Association of Hispanists have a illustration with a globe crossed by a paper boat The International Association of Hispanists was founded in Oxford in 1962. The main objective is to promote research in the field of Hispanic studies, encouraging above all the...
by Miguel Gil
Sun Apr 27, 2025 11:27 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: DATO gunboat
Replies: 0
Views: 551

DATO gunboat

The Dato (until 1930 Eduardo Dato) was a gunboat of the Spanish Navy belonging to the Cánovas del Castillo class, built by the Spanish Society of Naval Construction in the shipyards of Cartagena. It participated in the civil war in support of the rebel side. Launched July 10, 1923 Commissioned May 2...
by Miguel Gil
Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:09 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: BALEARES CLASS (FRIGATE) & DESCUBIERTA CLASS (CORVETTE)
Replies: 0
Views: 368

BALEARES CLASS (FRIGATE) & DESCUBIERTA CLASS (CORVETTE)

The Baleares class were a group of five frigates built for the Armada in the late 1960s and 1970s. The ships were a modified version of the American Knox-class frigates. The key differences are the replacement of helicopter facilities by a medium-range surface-to-air missile system and associated ra...
by Miguel Gil
Sat Oct 26, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Salvador and Nicarao
Replies: 1
Views: 8833

M.S.MANAGUA

Nicaragua 1957,25c (centavo Nicaragüense).Sg:NI1306.Scott:C398 A79
by Miguel Gil
Wed Oct 02, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Toribio Alonso de Salazar
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Views: 111491

Toribio Alonso de Salazar

Toribio Alonso de Salazar (died 5 September 1526) was a Spanish navigator of Basque origin, who was the first Westerner to arrive on the Marshall Islands on 21 August 1526. Born in Biscay, de Salazar was part of the Fray García Jofre de Loaísa's expedition from Spain to the Spice Islands in 1525, th...
by Miguel Gil
Tue Oct 01, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: 37th AMERICA,S CUP
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Views: 46667

37th AMERICA,S CUP

The 37th America's Cup will be raced from 12 October 2024 as a first-to-seven-wins match-race series in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, between Taihoro, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron,and a yacht representing the yacht club that wins the Louis Vuitton Challenger Selections Series, al...
by Miguel Gil
Sat Sep 28, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: PETER BURLING & BLAIR TUKE
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Views: 45349

PETER BURLING & BLAIR TUKE

PETER BURLING Born in New Zealand in 1991, Pete (then aged 21) was the youngest 49er sailor at the 2012 London Olympics and won the Silver Medal together with Blair Tuke. At the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, once again, Pete was the youngest ever 49er Olympic Gold Medal skipper. He and Blair Tuke wo...
by Miguel Gil
Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: Capitan Miranda
Replies: 3
Views: 8090

Re: Capitan Miranda

Building of the Naval School, Centenary.
In the margin ROU 20 Velero Escuela "Capitán Miranda"

Uruguay, 2021,Souvenir sheet 30 $ - Uruguayan peso. Scott?
https://www.correo.com.uy/hoja-filatelica
by Miguel Gil
Wed Jul 31, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: UNKOWN FERRY
Replies: 1
Views: 4979

Re: UNKOWN FERRY

More information, the only thing missing is the name.
This 70 G/T passenger boat,built in 1978 by Korea Tacoma Marine Industries Ltd, is 27 m long,5m wide and 2,3m deep.
The ship is now (11.10.1981) sailing between Pusan and Haegumgang.
by Miguel Gil
Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: TRIMARAN AC72 ( USA 17).33th America´s Cup.
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Views: 52363

TRIMARAN AC72 ( USA 17).33th America´s Cup.

USA-17 (formerly known as BMW Oracle Racing 90 or BOR90) is a sloop rigged racing trimaran built by the American sailing team BMW Oracle Racing to challenge for the 2010 America's Cup. Designed by VPLP Yacht Design with consultation from Franck Cammas and his Groupama multi-hull sailing team, BOR90 ...
by Miguel Gil
Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: WINDSAIL CATAMARAN AC72 (ORACLE TEAM USA 17).34th America´s Cup
Replies: 0
Views: 50905

WINDSAIL CATAMARAN AC72 (ORACLE TEAM USA 17).34th America´s Cup

The AC72 (America's Cup 72 class) is a class of wingsail catamarans built to a box rule, which governs the construction and operation of yachts competing in the 2013 Louis Vuitton and the America's Cup races. The class was subsequently replaced by the smaller AC50 class. The AC72 has the following m...
by Miguel Gil
Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: GLORIA Tall Ship
Replies: 2
Views: 7355

Re: GLORIA Tall Ship

Ship School ARC Gloria 50 years 1968-2018 Colombia, 2018, Souvenir sheet ,100,000 $ - Colombian peso. Michel CO BL102´.Yvert et Tellier CO BF89 .Scott? The stamp includes a fragment of ship rigging. 1500 souvenir sheet (of 1800 printed) were sold . https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/800247-ARC_Glor...
by Miguel Gil
Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: WINGSAIL CATAMARAN AC50 .35th America´s Cup
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Views: 48416

WINGSAIL CATAMARAN AC50 .35th America´s Cup

The AC50 (defined in the America's Cup rules as AC Class yacht, or ACC) was a wingsail catamaran development rule that governed the construction of the yachts used in the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2017 America's Cup. Like the larger AC72s used in the 2013 America's Cup, AC50s used L-shaped dagg...
by Miguel Gil
Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
Topic: WINGSAIL CATAMARAN AC50 (17)
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Views: 50104

WINGSAIL CATAMARAN AC50 (17)

Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The team also won the 34th America's Cup in 2013. The s...