ARA LIBERTAD
Argentina
Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2007
Dock: Seaport World Trade Center, East Side
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Length: 340’
Beam: 46’9"
Draft: 21’8"
Hull: Steel
Flag: Argentina
Since 1884, the Argentine Navy has consistently trained its officers under sail. Libertad, the country’s sail training vessel, was designed much like a windjammer, with a clipper bow and a figurehead representing an effigy of Liberty in a long flowing robe and a cruiser stern bearing the crest with the arms of Argentina.
Libertad is not only one of the longest sailing ships in the world, but one of the fastest. As a popular goodwill ambassador, she has made annual voyages to numerous American and European ports.
In 1966, Libertad set a record (of 8 days and 12 hours) crossing the North Atlantic between Cape Race, Canada, and the English Channel - a record that still stands. During the same passage, she also set the 124-hour run record for a sail training ship for which she was awarded the Boston Beanpot Trophy.
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2007 Visiting Ships
2008 Visiting Ships
