BAP Unión
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BAP Unión (BEV-161) is a training ship of the Peruvian Navy[12] built between 2012–2015 by Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA.[13] It is a four-masted, steel-hulled, class "A" barque,[14] composed of 38 steel modules.[8] It has a total length (including bowsprit) of 115.50 m (378 ft 11 in);[5][7][8] a beam of 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in);[8] a draft of 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in); an air draft of 53.50 m (175 ft 6 in); a displacement of 3,200 tonnes;[5][6] a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h) and a crew of 250 officers and trainees.[8] The ship's name honors[15] a Peruvian corvette that took part in the first stage of the 1879–1883 War of the Pacific as part of a naval squadron under the command of Miguel Grau, a hero of the Peruvian Navy.[16]
BAP Unión or BAP United (BEV-161) | |
History | |
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Peru | |
Name | BAP Unión or BAP United |
Namesake | Unión (1865) |
Ordered | 23 December 2010 |
Builder | SIMA, Callao, Peru |
Laid down | 8 December 2012[1] |
Launched | 22 December 2014[2] |
Commissioned | 27 January 2016[3][4] |
Identification |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Barque |
Displacement | 3,200 t[5][6] |
Length | 115.50 m (378 ft 11 in)[5][7][8] |
Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)[8] |
Draft | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion | Caterpillar 3516H engine,[9] a BERG propeller, a Rolls-Royce maneuvering propeller and a Reintjes LAF-863L gearbox |
Sail plan | Four-masted barque; 34 sails, total sail area of 3,402 m² (36,620 sq. ft.)[10] |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h)[11] |
Like other similar ships, Unión has been conceived not only for training purposes, but also to be a sailing ambassador for its home country.[17] Due to its features and dimensions, it has been considered (as of the date it was commissioned) the largest sail vessel in Latin America.[7][18][19]