BAP Union | |
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Career (Peru) | ![]() |
Name: | Union |
Owner: |
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Builder: | SIMA, Callao, Peru |
Laid down: | 8 December 2012 |
Launched: | 22 December 2014[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Barque |
Displacement: | 3,200 t |
Length: | 115.75 metres (379.8 ft) |
Beam: | 13.5 metres (44 ft) |
Draft: | 6.5 metres (21 ft) |
Speed: | 12 knots[2] |
The BAP Union is a training ship of the Peruvian Navy.[3] It is a four-masted steel hulled full rigged barque built in 2014 by Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA.[4] The ship's name is a reference to a Peruvian corvette that participated in the War of the Pacific as part of a naval squadron under the command of Miguel Grau, the most important hero of the Peruvian Navy.
Like other similar ships, the Union has been conceived not only for training purposes, but also to be a sailing ambassador for her home country.[5] Due to its features and dimensions, it has been considered as the largest sail vessel in Latin America.[6]
History[]

Anchor installation (2014)
Recipient used in christening BAP Union's hull (December 22, 2014)

Wood installation over Union's deck(October, 2015)
For a long time, the Peruvian Navy had desired a training ship to be used in the instruction of its cadets. Accordingly, the Peruvian government enacted in 1985 Law N° 24094[7] which declared as a public necessity the navy having this kind of ship. However, due to the economic crisis Peru suffered at the end of the 1980s, and later for public spending restraints, the project was constantly postponed. It was not until 2012 that the Peruvian government announced its decision to order the ship's construction by the Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA; in cooperation with the Government of Spain,[8] through the contractors CYPSA and Navantia, which were responsible for the ship´s structural design.[9] On December 8, 2012 Union's construction began with a keel laying ceremony in presence of the Peruvian president Ollanta Humala.[10] The hull was finished two years later and launched on December 22, 2014.[11]
In June 2015, the ship received its masts and propeller; and the interior fitout began in charge of contractors Acopafi and MO Contract. Also, according to an agreement between SIMA and Navantia, the ship was provided with an "Integrated Control System Platform, Navigation and Communications".[12][13]
While the ship is still under construction, the Peruvian government arranged training for the future Union's crew with the help of an instructor of the Spanish Navy[14] and by sending personnel to serve on training ships of other countries, such as the Mexican sailing ship ARM Cuauhtémoc.[15] Also, a Peruvian delegation was sent to take part in maintenance and repair works on Colombian sailing ship ARC Gloria.[16]
See also[]
- List of large sailing vessels
- List of tall ships
References[]
- ↑ "Peru President attends Training Ship "Union" launching event". andina.com.pe. December 22, 2014. http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/noticia-peru-president-attends-training-ship-union-launching-event-536579.aspx.
- ↑ "Defense minister oversaw the latest advances in the construction of Sailing Ship "Union"" (in Spanish). marina.mil.pe. November 20, 2015. https://www.marina.mil.pe/noticias/3410.
- ↑ "Peru continues to rejuvenate its naval capability". janes.com. December 8, 2014. http://www.janes.com/article/46823/peru-continues-to-rejuvenate-its-naval-capability.
- ↑ "The Peruvian Navy takes charge". peruthisweek.com. October 5, 2015. http://www.peruthisweek.com/blogs-the-peruvian-navy-takes-charge-107745.
- ↑ "BAP Tacna y Buque Escuela Unión: dos naves para el Perú" (in Spanish). elperuano.com.pe. December 16, 2014. http://www.elperuano.com.pe/edicion/noticia-dos-naves-para-peru-24780.aspx#.VbD6ntSXOM8.
- ↑ "The Pride of the Peruvian Navy: The BAP Unión". peruthisweek.com. July 20, 2015. http://www.peruthisweek.com/blogs-the-pride-of-the-peruvian-navy-the-bap-union-107058.
- ↑ "Law N° 24094" (in Spanish). Peruvian Congress. February 8, 1985. http://www.leyes.congreso.gob.pe/Documentos/Leyes/24094.pdf.
- ↑ "Government of Spain will cooperate in Peruvian training ship construction" (in Spanish). larepublica.pe. November 12, 2012. http://archivo.larepublica.pe/12-11-2012/gobierno-espanol-cooperara-con-peru-en-construccion-de-buque-escuela.
- ↑ "Empresa de vigo diseña mayor buque escuela" (in Spanish). lavozdegalicia.es. November 7, 2013. http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/2013/11/07/empresa-vigo-disena-mayor-buque-escuela-mundo/0003_201311V7C1995.htm.
- ↑ "Humala justifica retraso a ceremonia por medidas que va a tomar" (in Spanish). diariocorreo.pe. December 8, 2012. http://diariocorreo.pe/politica/humala-justifica-retraso-a-ceremonia-por-med-203944/.
- ↑ "Ollanta Humala participó en lanzamiento a mar de buque escuela a vela Unión" (in Spanish). peru21.pe. December 23, 2014. http://peru21.pe/politica/ollanta-humala-participo-lanzamiento-mar-buque-escuela-vela-union-2207394.
- ↑ "Acuerdo de colaboración de NAVANTIA y el Astillero de la Marina de Guerra del Perú" (in Spanish). navantia.es. January 22, 2015. http://www.navantia.es/noticia.php?id_noti=347.
- ↑ "Navantia Signs Partnership Agreement with Navy of Peru Shipyard". defense-aerospace.com. January 22, 2015. http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/160460/navantia-teams-with-peru-shipyard-for-naval-bids.html.
- ↑ "España completa entrenamiento de la primera tripulación de buque escuela del Peru" (in Spanish). infodefensa.com. July 23, 2015. http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2015/07/23/noticia-relevo-instructor-cargo-entrenamiento-tripulacion-buque-escuela-marina.html.
- ↑ "Buque escuela mexicano adiestra a oficiales de armada peruana" (in Spanish). andina.com.pe. June 30, 2015. http://www.andina.com.pe/agencia/noticia-buque-escuela-mexicano-adiestra-a-oficiales-de-armada-peruana-563302.aspx.
- ↑ "Militares del Perú se instruyen en Colombia en el mantenimiento de buques a vela" (in Spanish). andina.com.pe. January 27, 2015. http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2015/01/27/noticia-militares-instruyen-colombia-mantenimiento-buques-escuela.html.
External links[]
- Marina de Guerra del Peru at Marina de Guerra del Peru (official website, in Spanish)
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