Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Libertad"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Libertad |
Registered port: | Buenos Aires |
Nation: | ARG |
Type of rigging: | VOLLSCHIFF |
Year built: | 1956 |
Yard: | A.F.N.E. Astilleros Navales, Rio Santiago, ARG |
Overall length: | 103.00 m |
Length (hull): | 91.75 m |
Breadth: | 13.80 m |
Draught: | 6.65 m |
Sail area: | 2652 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Power: | 2400 PS |
Engine: | Sulzer |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 31 Aug 2007
- successor of the famous "Presidente Sarmiento" in the Argententine navy which sailed 1,100,000 nautical miles as a training ship and thereby set up an undisputed record for training ships, "Libertad" is Argentinia's 5th schoolship
- designed and built by the Navy, keel laid at Naval Dockyard at Rio Santiago in 1953, lauched 1956, commissioned in 1960, sailed on her maiden voyage 1963.
- a fast sailing vessel e.g. in 1966 record from Cape Race, Canada to the Dublin/Liverpool line (2059 miles) in 8 days 12 h (average speed of 10 knots) and a top speed of 18 to 19 knots.
- the ship mostly sails on 6 month tours with cadet officers.
- awarded until 2000 7 times (1966, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998) the Boston Teapot Trophy of the ISTA, award is anually given to the sail training vessel having covered the greatest distance under sail over a period of 124 hours.
- often participates in windjammer meetings and regattas e.g. Bremerhaven in 1990 and the Columbus Regatta in 1992 as well as Rouen in 1994. She is remarkable for her good condition and the crew's discipline.
Contact:
Website (español, 27 Mar 2021):http://www.armada.mil.ar/FRLI/index.html
Libertad: information about the ship with photos at the navy's website
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 25 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 130 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 117 Source with picture Source with history
Giancarlo Schiavoni
"Unter Segeln, die grossen Windjammer auf den Weltmeeren"
Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1994 ISBN: 3-7822-0605-3
(ital. Originalausgabe: "La nave a vela")
Page: 47, 142 Source with picture Source with history
Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 197, 199 Source with picture
(kurzer beschreibender Text)
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 113 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 29 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 194 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact