Today I Joined The Peruvian Navy.

Free tour! The B.A.P " UNION" was docked at Pier 17 today. BAP stands for Buque Armada Peruana, or Peruvian Navy Ship. It looks like a vision from centuries past, but in fact it was commissioned barely three years ago. It's a training platform for cadets in the Peruvian Navy. It also functions as a global roving ambassador for sailing in general, and Peruvian culture in particular. It has a crew of 250 cadets and officers. It's a beautiful ship.

Specs, per Wikipedia:

BAP Unión is a four-masted barque with a hull composed of 38 steel modules.[38] It has a total length (including bowsprit) of 115.50 m (378 ft 11 in);[5][7] a beam of 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in); a draft of 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in); an air draft of 53.50 m (175 ft 6 in); a displacement of 3,200 metric tonnes;[5][6] a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h)[11] and a crew of 250 officers and trainees.[8]

The ship's propulsion is supported by a diesel Caterpillar 3516H engine,[9] a BERG propeller, a Rolls Royce maneuvering propeller and a Reintjes LAF-863L gearbox.[39] Its sail rig is composed of 34 sails from sailmaking company Wienecke, arranged in bowsprit mast (5), foresail mast (9), mainmast (9), mizzenmast (8) and jiggermast (3), with a total sail area of approximately 3,402 m2 (36,620 sq ft).[10]

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(Gift shop! lol)

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