Capitán Miranda (schooner)

Capitán Miranda (ROU 20) is a three-masted staysail schooner of the Uruguayan Navy. Originally acquired by the Uruguayan Navy as a survey ship in 1930, the ship remained in service until 1976 in this role. Destined for the shipbreakers, the vessel was repurposed as a training ship in 1978.

Capitán Miranda at Tall Ships Belfast, 2009
History
Uruguay
NameCapitán Miranda
OrderedJanuary 1930
BuilderSociedad Española de Construcción Naval, Cádiz
Laid down3 March 1930
Launched27 July 1930
Commissioned1930
Decommissioned1976
Recommissioned1978
ReclassifiedAs a training ship, 1978
HomeportMontevideo
Identification
MottoMare Magnum
Statusin active service, as of 2019
General characteristics [1]
TypeSchooner
Displacement839 long tons (852 t)
Length64 m (210 ft 0 in) o/a
Beam8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion750 hp (559 kW) diesel engine, single 4-bladed screw
Sail planMarconi rig, sail area 853.35 m2 (9,185.4 sq ft)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity8 passengers
Complement67

Ship history

Capitán Miranda was ordered in January 1930 from the Spanish Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval shipyard at Cádiz. The vessel was laid down on 3 March and launched on 27 July 1930. As a hydrographic vessel she displaced 552 tons, with an overall length of 54.85 m (180.0 ft), and a beam of 8 m (26 ft). Capable of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph), the ship was armed with a 37 mm cannon and a machine gun, and had a complement of 52. She was named after Captain Francisco Prudencio Miranda (1868–1925), Uruguayan naval officer and marine geographer.[2]

Sea trials were completed on 19 November 1930, and on 21 November Capitán Miranda was delivered to the Uruguayan Navy. She served as a survey ship, charting the coasts and waters of Uruguay until 1976. She was then due to be scrapped, but instead was converted into a three-masted schooner. The conversion was completed by 20 October 1978, when she began in her new role as a training ship. Capitan Miranda has since participated in numerous international tall ship regattas.[2]

  • Capitán Miranda at sunset
  • Gun on deck of Capitán Miranda
  • Capitán Miranda at Armada Rouen 2008

References
  1. "Capitán Miranda : Características del buque". capitanmiranda.org.uy. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2012. (in Spanish)
  2. "Buque Escuela Capitán Miranda". Asociación Española de Marina Civil. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2012. (in Spanish)
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