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Capitan Miranda (Wallpaper 2)
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Length: 205 feet. Beam: 27 feet. Draft: 12 feet. Hull: Steel. Flag: Uruguay. Rig: Staysail Schooner. The 205 foot three-masted Uruguayan staysail schooner CAPITAN MIRANDA was built in 1930 in Cadiz, Spain. She served as a hydrographic vessel for the navy during the 1960s. In 1978 she became a sailing ship again, equipped with a modern schooner rig. Named after legendary captain and researcher, Captain Fransisco P. Miranda she is now a sail-training vessel for the Uruguayan Navy. She carries a crew of 12 officers, 39 enlisted personnel and 35 trainees. Her homeport is Montivideo, Uruguay. More than 11,000 young German sailors have been tested in its rigging since it was built in 1958. It is named after a German nautical writer, Johann Kinau, who wrote sea stories under the pseudonym ”Gorch Fock.” He died at sea aboard the cruiser Weisbaden, which was sunk during World War I at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. This short video shows its departure from Norfolk under the traditional Godspeed! Capitan Miranda (Wallpaper 2). Capitan Miranda sail ship images wallpaper gallery 2. Capitan Miranda sail ship photos and pictures wallpaper collection 2.