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Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a training ship of the Spanish Navy.It is a four-masted topsail, steel-hulled barquentine (schooner barque).At 113 metres (371 ft) long, it is the third-largest tall ship in the world, and is the sailing vessel that has sailed the furthest, covering more than 2,000,000 nautical miles (3,700,000 km; 2,300,000 mi) in its lifetime.
The trainerilla (Spanish for 'little trainera') has a crew of 6 rowers and one cox, all sitting in a row. The batel or chipironier is a smaller boat used close to the coast for a variety of fish, with 4 rowers and a cox. The bateliku [10] is a smaller boat used close to the coast for a variety of fish, with 3 rowers and a cox. [11]
The Spanish term for ships of the line was navíos, but during the latter part of the Habsburg era (until 1700) ships continued to be designated as galeón. Those ships with secular names (e.g. royal, geographical or adjectival names) were additionally given an official religious name (or advocación ) which appears below in parentheses ...
Naval jack of Spain. This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024. [1] [2]There are approximately 139 vessels in the Navy, including minor auxiliary vessels.
Three groups traveled by sea, while two traveled by land in mule trains. The three ships built in San Blas, Mexico, set sail for San Diego in early 1768. The flagship San Carlos, was captained by the lieutenant of the Spanish Navy Vicente Vila; [3] the San Antonio, captained by Juan Pérez, a native of Palma de Majorca; and the San José.
A rigid-hulled ship's boat of Centinela during training exercises with African navies. Centinela has a displacement of 1,200 tons. It is 68 m (223 ft) long, has a beam of 10 m (33 ft), and a draft of 3 m (9.8 ft).
The primary 3-inch gun of Atalaya. Atalaya is an offshore patrol vessel with a displacement of 1,200 tons. It is 68 m (223 ft 1 in) long, has a beam of 10 m (32 ft 10 in), and a draught of 3 m (9 ft 10 in).
Proactiva Open Arms (POA) is a Spanish NGO devoted to search and rescue (SAR) at sea. Set up in October 2015, it carried out its first rescue action that same month from its base on the Greek island of Lesbos. [1]