ARC Gloria
 ARC Gloria at sunset in Cartagena. | |
| History | |
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 Colombia
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| Name: | Gloria |
| Ordered: | 6 October 1966 |
| Builder: | Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao, Spain |
| Commissioned: | 7 September 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Barque |
| Displacement: | 1,300 tons |
| Length: | 64.7 metres (212 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.6 metres (35 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.6 metres (22 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel, 500 hp |
| Sail plan: | 1,400 square metres (15,000 sq ft) |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) under power |
| Notes: | [1] |
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The ARC Gloria (IMO 8642555) is a three-masted barque. She is a training ship and official flagship of the Colombian Navy.[2]
The Colombian Government authorized its navy to acquire a training ship in 1966. A contract was signed with the Spanish shipyard Celaya of Bilbao in October 1966, and began to be fulfilled in April 1967. The ship was commissioned on 7 September 1968 with the vessel moored at the wharf of Deusto Channel.
The ship's name is a reference to the national anthem, Oh gloria inmarcesible (O Unfading Glory).
References
Armada Nacional República de Colombia
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