Royal Helena

Juan Bautista Cambiaso at port of Nesebar, Bulgaria (June 2010)
History
Dominican Republic
Name: Juan Bautista Cambiaso
Owner: Dominican Navy
Port of registry: Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Builder: MTG-Dolphin PLC, Varna/Bulgaria
Launched: 29 August 2009
Identification:
General characteristics
Length: 54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Sail plan: Barquentine

Juan Bautista Cambiaso Is a three-masted Dominican barquentine with a hull made of steel and a teak-covered deck. which was launched in 2009.

History

Originally named Royal Helena, the ship was launched on 29 August 2009 in Varna, Bulgaria. She can accommodate up to 37 cadets for multiple-day journeys. In 2018 the ship was acquired by the Dominican Navy and renamed Juan Bautista Cambiaso.

Description

Juan Bautista Cambiaso is a barquentine.[1] She is 54 metres (177 ft 2 in) long with a beam of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in). Her callsign is LZKZ and she is identified by the MMSI number 207369000.[2]

Accidents

On June 20, 2017, she hit another vessel, the Victoria, while entering the port of Oudeschild, Netherlands. There were no reports of injured people.[3][4]

References

  1. "photo of the "Royal Helena" by Chas3r". Vessel tracker. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  2. "Royal Helena". Vessel tracker. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. "VIDEO: Tallships crashen in haven Oudeschild". ClubRacer. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. ClubRacer (2017-06-22), Tallships crash in haven Oudeschild op Texel, retrieved 2017-08-01
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