SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Jan. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Navy training ship ‘Juan Sebastián de Elcano’ will dock next Friday at the Los Llanos Dock in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, after leaving the port of Cádiz on January 14, within the framework of its XCV Instruction Cruise.
A total of 241 sailors sail on board, of which 74 are midshipmen belonging to promotions 425 of the General Corps of the Navy and 155 of the Marine Corps, in their third year of study.
During its stay in the capital of Tenerife, the Navy ship may be visited by the public on Saturday, January 21 at the following times: Morning, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and afternoon, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
On this cruise, the ship, which plans to make its sixteenth round in South America, will carry the name of the illustrious sailor who went around the world for the first time through ports in different countries.
After Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the trip will continue to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Punta Arenas (Chile) on the South American east coast; and in the west, El Callao (Lima) to later cross the Panama Canal. After that, it will call at the ports of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) and Puerto Limón (Costa Rica).
Next, the US ports of Pensacola and New York will be visited. Finally, she will cross the Atlantic back to Spain, docking at the Naval Military School (Marín) where the midshipmen conclude the training cruise. The ‘Elcano’ will travel after her transit from Marín to Cádiz, where she is expected to arrive on July 21, 2023.
TRAINING SHIP FOR FUTURE NAVY OFFICERS.
The purpose of an Instruction Cruise aboard the school ship ‘Juan Sebastián de Elcano’ is to contribute to the seafaring, military, social and human formation of the students on board, through instruction and training at sea and in port. Likewise, the external action of the State is supported, through the naval presence in various ports.
With a length of 94 meters and a beam of 13 metres, the ‘Juan Sebastián de Elcano’, was named Honorary Ambassador of the Spain Brand in 2009. The school ship bears the name of the famous Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián de Elcano, born in Guetaria in the current province of Guipúzcoa, around 1476.
Built in the ‘Echevarrieta y Larrinaga’ shipyard in Cádiz, the school ship was launched on March 5, 1927 and delivered to the Navy on August 17, 1928. It has been at sea for 95 years with almost two million nautical miles sailed by all the seas of the world. Her silhouette is well known to lovers of tall ships and she often attracts the attention of a large number of people in the ports she visits.
