The Royal Spanish Navy’s Juan Sebastian de Elcano tall ship will be in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 24 April for its 20th visit, as reported in Diario Libre. The ship is a four-mast topsail, steel-hulled schooner that measures 113 meters (370 feet) long and is the third largest tall ship in the world. It is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Sebastian Elcano, captain of Ferdinand Magellan’s last exploratory fleet.
During her visit, locals will get a chance to learn a bit about Spain’s naval history, and Spanish immigrants are welcome abroad for a chance to step onto Spanish “soil” for a few moments. The ship carries the de Elcano coat of arms, granted to the family by Emperor Charles I.
The ship will be open to the general public from Thursday, 24 April at 1:30-7pm. On Friday, it will open from 10am to 1pm and from 1pm to 2:30pm. On Saturday, it will be open from 10am to 1pm and from 1:30 to 7pm. On Sunday, 27 April, the last day, it will be open from 11am to 1pm and 1:30 to 7pm.
The Spanish Embassy noted that the ship is on its 85th training cruise. The ship leaves Monday, 28 April for New York City, prior to returning to Spain.
The commanding officer of the Juan Sebastian de Elcano is Captain Enrique Torres Pineyro, and her crew consists of 24 officers, 22 NCOs, 139 leading seamen and ratings, and 5 civilians.
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