Juan Bautista Cambiaso (ship)
Juan Bautista Cambiaso (BE-01) is a training ship for the Dominican Navy. Launched in 2009, it is a three-masted barquentine (schooner barque) with a hull made of steel and a teak-covered deck. It is named after Genoese-born Dominican Admiral Juan Bautista Cambiaso, who founded the Dominican Navy in 1844.
ARD Juan Bautista Cambiaso at port of Nesebar, Bulgaria (June 2010) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | |
| Name | ARD Almirante Juan Bautista Cambiaso |
| Owner | Dominican Navy (Armada de la República Dominicana) |
| Port of registry | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Builder | MTG-Dolphin PLC, Varna/Bulgaria |
| Launched | 29 August 2009 |
| Acquired | August 2018 |
| Renamed | August 2018 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 54 m (177 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Sail plan | three-masted barquentine; 16 sails, total sail area of 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) |
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