Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Unión"

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Unión, Volker Gries, Hamburg , 08/2017

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hamburg,
08/2017

Unión, Volker Gries, Hamburg , 08/2017

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Hamburg,
08/2017

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Unión
Registered port:Callao
Nation:PER
Type of rigging:4-MAST-BARK
Year built:2014
Yard:SIMA, Callao, PER
Overall length:115.75 m
Breadth:13.50 m
Draught:6.50 m
Sail area:4324 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:2039 PS
Engine:Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 05 Feb 2022

  • keel laid in 2012 at the Peruvian state shipyard SIMA (Shipyard Marine Industrial Services) in Callao, PER; launched 2014 and ceremonial commissioning in 2016 as a sailtraining ship of the Peruvian Navy.
  • name Unión after a Peruvian frigate of the same name that fought in the Saltpeter War (1879-1883) between Bolivia, Chile and Peru and played an important role.
  • figurehead shows the Topa Inca Yupanqui, who ruled the Inca Empire until 1493.

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Unión