Arrival of the Mexican Tall Ship ARM Cuauhtemoc

 

The Mexican Sail Training Ship, Armada de Republic de Mexico (BE-01) Cuauhtémoc arrived this morning in the rain. Despite the wetness, all hands were bringing their warmth with singing from the yardarms. 

¡ Bienvenidos a Norfolk, oficiales y tripulación!

 

Main Characteristics :

Name and numeral:ARM Cuauhtémoc BE-01.
Built in:
Celaya Shipyard, S.A., Bilbao, Spain.
Commissioned:
July 29, 1982.
Displacement:
1,800 ton
Maximum Length (bowsprit included):
90.5 m
Length at the water line:
67.22 m
Maximum Beam:
12.0 m
Maximum Depth:
7.4 m
Draft:
5.4 m
Auxiliary Propulsion:
One 1,125 hp engine
Main Motor generator:
Three of 260 kW.
Emergency Motor generator:
One of 37 kW.
Fuel Capacity:
220 ton
Water Capacity:
110 ton
Officer and Crew Berthing:
186 members
Midshipmen and/or Cadets Berthing:
90 members
Food Autonomy:
45 days.

 

The crew of the Cuauhtemoc Tall ship formulated the design of a coat of arms, which is the emblem of the ship. Such coat of arms is made up in the following way: the body of the emblem is composed of two concentric circles: the outer one resembles a rope of abaca representing the running rigging, main element of the crew in the tasks of letting out and fasting the rig. The inner circle divides in a concentric way the total circumference of the body.

The center of these circles have in their centre the silhouette of the Cuauhtémoc Tall Ship on its port side and with all the sails hoisted, sailing toward the west, propelled by the wind, situation that represents its first trip in order to join its homeland.

There are two inscriptions in the ring formed by the two circles: one in the upper part that says: “Armada de Mexico” our noble institution and by nature mother of the tall ship, and another on the lower part that says; “Buque Escuela Cuauhtemoc” (Cuauhtemoc Tall Ship), the official name of the ship. On the east side, the same ring has the figure of the God of the Wind, Ehecatl (in the Aztec mythology), who drives the ship towards the west with his breath.

On the west side, appears the sun of the vesper crepuscule; on the north side, mixed with the inscription, the sidereal asters that make possible to constantly know their position.

Finally, on the upper part of the body, the eagle of the National Flag, that reminds the origin of the tall ship and its crew.

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