Cuauhtémoc (ship)

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ARM Cuauhtémoc BE-01

Official Name and Number:

ARM Cuauhtémoc BE-01

Type:

Barque

Hull:

Steel

Builder:

Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain

Commissioned:

July 29]], 1982

Homeport:

Acapulco, Mexico

Sparred Length:

296.9 ft (90.5 m)

Length waterline:

220 ft 4 in (67.2 m)

Beam:

39 ft 4 in (12 m)

Draft:

17.7 ft (5.4 m)

Displacement:

1,800 tons

Sail Area:

25,489 sq ft (2,368 m²)

Auxiliary Propulsion:

one 1,125 hp engine

Fuel Capacity:

220 tons

Water Capacity:

110 tons

Officer and Crew Accommodations:

186

Trainee Accommodations:

The ARM Cuauhtémoc BE-01 is a Sail Training vessel similar to the USCGC Eagle, designed to train officers and cadets of the Mexican Navy. She is the last of 4 sisterships built by the Naval Shipyards of Bilbao, Spain and named for the last Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc. Cuauhtémoc was captured by Hernán Cortés and with his execution in 1525, ended Aztec rule of present day Mexico to Spain.

Like her sisterships, the Colombian Gloria, the Ecuadorian Guayas and the Simón Bolívar of Venezuela, the Cuauhtémoc is a sailing ambassador for her home country and a frequent visitor to world ports, having sailed over 400,000 nautical miles in her 23 years of service with appearances at the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, ASTA Tall Ships Challenges, Sail Osaka, and others.