''Simón Bolívar'' is a
training vessel
A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house class ...
for the
Venezuelan Navy
)
, mascot =
, battles = Venezuelan War of Independence and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo
, anniversaries = July 24, Birthday of Simon Bolivar, Navy Day and Battle of Lake Maracai ...
. She sails from the home port of
La Guaira and is a frequent participant in
tall ship
A tall ship is a large, traditionally- rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a race or fe ...
events. She is named after
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...
, the liberator of
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
,
Peru,
Ecuador,
Panama and
Venezuela.
Design
''Simón Bolívar'' was built in the Spanish shipyard of Astilleros Celaya in
Bilbao, Spain. She is one of four similar barques built as sail training vessels for Latin American navies; her half-sisters are the Mexican , the Colombian and the Ecuadoran .
History
She was
commissioned on 12 August 1980. She participated in
Operation Sail in 1986 and again in 2000, visiting
New York City on both occasions. She formed part of the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
''Voiles de la liberté'' in 1989, ''Armada de la liberté'' in 1994 and ''Armada du siècle'' in 1999.
In 1995 she won the golden prize in the international
Americas' Sail Americas' Sail is a Western Hemisphere tall ship race founded in 1992 as a non-profit association of volunteers from the maritime communities of the United States, Canada, Colombia and the Netherlands. Its headquarters are located in Glen Cove, New ...
tall ship race.
From 2002 until 2008 she was in refit at
Diques y Astilleros Nacionales Compañía Anónima state shipyard in
Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the coun ...
.
She participated in
Velas Sudamerica 2010
''Velas Sudamerica 2010'' or ''Regata del Bicentenario Velas Sudamerica 2010'' or, more commonly, ''Regata del Bicentenario'', was a 2010 historic tall ship gathering and touring of Latin America to celebrate the bicentennial of the first nation ...
, an historical
Latin American tour by eleven tall ships to celebrate the
bicentennial of the first national governments of Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia,
Chile and Mexico.
She is classified as a Class A Tall Ship by the
International Sail Training Association and has the
MMSI number
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An ...
735059037.
See also
*
List of large sailing vessels
*
List of tall ships
This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length.
The list, which is in the form of a table, covers vessel ...
Notes
References
External links
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1979 ships
Ships built in Spain
Individual sailing vessels
Sailing ships of Venezuela
Sail training ships
Tall ships of Venezuela
Ships of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela