Capitán Miranda (ship)
The Capitán Miranda in Belfast 2009
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The Capitán Miranda (ID: ROU 20) is a sailing training ship of the Uruguayan Navy, Spanish "Armada de Uruguay". The home port of the Capitán Miranda is Montevideo .
history
The Capitán Miranda was commissioned by the Uruguayan Navy in 1930 and built at a Spanish shipyard in Cádiz . It is named after Captain Francisco Prudencio Miranda (1868–1925), a geographer and naval officer. Until 1976 she was used as a hydrographic research ship. Then she was supposed to be retired, but was converted to a three-masted schooner . On October 20, 1978 she was put into service as a training ship. Since then she has participated in numerous tall ship regattas. In its history, the Capitan Miranda has also headed for German ports.
Individual evidence
- ↑ URUGUAY-CLUB forum - everything possible - training ship "Capitan Miranda". Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
Web links
Commons : Capitán Miranda - collection of images, videos and audio files