BAE Guayas (BE-21)

Guayas is a sail training ship of the Ecuadorian Navy. Launched in 1976, it was named in jointly in honor of Chief Guayas, the Guayas river, and Guayas, the first steamship that was constructed in South America in 1841, and is displayed on the Ecuadorian coat of arms. The ship's home base is Guayaquil, Ecuador.

For other ships with the same name, see BAE Guayas.
BAE Guayas at Quebec City, 2017
History
Ecuador
NameGuayas
OwnerArmada del Ecuador
BuilderAstilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain
Yard number157
LaunchedSeptember 23, 1976
CompletedJuly 23, 1977
CommissionedJuly 23, 1977
HomeportGuayaquil, Ecuador
Identification
  • Pennant number: (BE-51)
  • 6126970
Statusin active service
General characteristics
TypeSteel-hulled barque
Tonnage
Displacement1,300 long tons (1,321 t)
Length
  • 78.40 m (257 ft 3 in) (LOA)
  • 56.10 m (184 ft 1 in) (pp)
Beam10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Draught4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Depth6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
PropulsionGeneral Motors diesel, 700 hp (520 kW)
Sail plan1,410 m2 (15,200 sq ft)
Capacity80 trainees
Crew35 officers and 120 crew
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