Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Unión"
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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.