Sunday, 6 November 2016

Venezuelan navy sail training ship Simon Bolivar 1978-


Harbour of Antwerp, Belgium 9 July 2016

Venezuela-flagged, homeport La Guaira, IMO 7825992, MMSI 775000011 and call sign YWMB. Laid down by Artilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain in 1978, launched on 21 November 1979, commissioned on 12 August 1980. Pennant BE-11. 3-mast Barque-rigged. Displacement 1.260 tons and as dimensions 82 (over all) x 10,7 x 4,4 (full load) metres and as dimensions 270 x 35.1 x 14.6 feet. Sail area 1.650 square metres and a 750hp Detroy diesel. Crew numbers 110 men excluded 87 cadets.