ARA Libertad was built in 1963 by the Rio Santiago Shipyard in Ensenada, Argentina. One of the largest and fastest tall ships in the world, holder of several speed records, Libertad serves as a school vessel in the Argentine Navy. Since her maiden voyage, she has covered more than 800,000 nautical miles, visited about 500 ports in more than 60 countries, and trained more than 11,000 navy graduates.