The Danish training sail ship, Danmark, dropped anchor in La Herradura Bay Saturday the 20th last month and set sail again the next day.

This beautiful 3-mast frigate had left Gibraltar Saturday and is working its way along the coast, apparently but it was still anchored there Tuesday afternoon (23rd) at 17.40h.

Danmark is a Training Ship sailing under the flag of Denmark that was built in 1933 (91 years ago) making it one of the eldest full-sail training ships afloat. Her length overall (LOA) is 64.98 meters and her width is 10.05 meters.

Although a sail ship, she had a diesel engine (Frichs) giving 486 HP. As for her sails she has a total, sail surface area of 1,636 sq/m distributed over her 26 sails. She has a crew of 99, consisting 19 officers and hands, plus 80 students.

During the Second World War and following the German occupation of Denmark, she sailed to the US where she worked as a training ship for Coast Guard officer cadets. Before the ship was finally returned to Denmark at the conclusion of the war, over 5,000 US officer cadets had ‘learnt the ropes’ onboard.

She has continued as a training ship under the Danish flag since 1946, making two training voyages a year, both five months long. She goes on her Mediterranean voyage in the winter visiting Spanish naval ports, including the Canary Islands before crossing the Atlantic to reach Plymouth in the USA and the Virgin Islands, whereas during the summer she tours North Atlantic ports. When not out at sea on training voyages, she is docked in her home port of Flådestation Frederikshavn (Naval station Frederikshavn), to undergo maintenance.

(News/Noticias: Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia – Photo: Nacho y Martina)