ARC “Gloria” in Vigo

The Colombian training ship “ARC Gloria” arrived this morning at the port of Vigo, where it will remain until next Saturday. For the past two days, it had been anchored near the Cíes Islands.It is on a six-month training cruise with 72 cadets from the Naval Military Academy of Cartagena de Indias and other invited countries, including Spain, Chile, and Peru. Its previous stop was in St. Petersburg, and the next will be in Casablanca (Morocco). Upon arrival, it was welcomed by the Colombian ambassador to Spain, Alberto Furmanski, and the military attaché Colonel Ernesto Coral.

Built at Astilleros y Talleres Celaya in Bilbao, the contract was signed on October 6, 1966. Launched on December 2, 1967, it entered service in October 1968. It is the oldest of the four sailing ships built at the now-defunct shipyard, and on its delivery voyage, it departed from Ferrol and crossed the Atlantic to arrive in Cartagena de Indias. Rigged as a barquentine, it displaces 1,300 tons and measures 67 m in overall length, 10.60 m in beam, and 4.80 m in draft.

The Colombian training ship docked at the port of Vigo

Photos: Alfredo Campos Brandón (alfysumundonaval.com)