Cuauhtémoc
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:46 am
The ARM Cuauhtémoc BE-01 is a Sail Training vessel of the Mexican Navy, named for the last Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc who was captured and executed in 1525.
She is the last of four sisterships built by the Naval Shipyards of Bilbao, Spain, in 1982, similar to the 1930 German designs of Blohm & Voss, like the Gorch Fock and the USCGC Eagle.
Like her sisterships, the Colombian Gloria, the Ecuadorian Guayas and the Simón Bolívar of Venezuela, the Cuauhtémoc is a sailing ambassador for her home country and a frequent visitor to world ports, having sailed over 400,000 nautical miles (700,000 km) in her 23 years of service with appearances at the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, ASTA Tall Ships Challenges, Sail Osaka, and others.
Builder: Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain
Commissioned: July 29, 1982
Homeport: Acapulco, Mexico
Status: Training vessel
General characteristics Class and type: Barque
Displacement: 1,800 tons
Length: 220 ft 4 in (67.2 m) waterline
Beam: 39 ft 4 in (12 m)
Draft: 17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Propulsion: Sparred Length: 296.9 ft (90.5 m)
Sail Area: 25,489 sq ft (2,368 m²)
Auxiliary Propulsion: one 1,125 hp engine
Fuel Capacity: 220 tons
Water apacity:110 tons
Crew: Officer and Crew Accommodations: 186
Trainee Accommodations: 90
Notes: Steel hulled vessel
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She is the last of four sisterships built by the Naval Shipyards of Bilbao, Spain, in 1982, similar to the 1930 German designs of Blohm & Voss, like the Gorch Fock and the USCGC Eagle.
Like her sisterships, the Colombian Gloria, the Ecuadorian Guayas and the Simón Bolívar of Venezuela, the Cuauhtémoc is a sailing ambassador for her home country and a frequent visitor to world ports, having sailed over 400,000 nautical miles (700,000 km) in her 23 years of service with appearances at the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, ASTA Tall Ships Challenges, Sail Osaka, and others.
Builder: Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain
Commissioned: July 29, 1982
Homeport: Acapulco, Mexico
Status: Training vessel
General characteristics Class and type: Barque
Displacement: 1,800 tons
Length: 220 ft 4 in (67.2 m) waterline
Beam: 39 ft 4 in (12 m)
Draft: 17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Propulsion: Sparred Length: 296.9 ft (90.5 m)
Sail Area: 25,489 sq ft (2,368 m²)
Auxiliary Propulsion: one 1,125 hp engine
Fuel Capacity: 220 tons
Water apacity:110 tons
Crew: Officer and Crew Accommodations: 186
Trainee Accommodations: 90
Notes: Steel hulled vessel
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