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| TYPE | Infrastructure |
| COUNTRY | Mexico |
| PROJECT | Renovation of AMR Cuauhtémoc (BE01) |
| PROJECT COST | 100,000.00 |
| COMPLETION DATE | 11/09/2022 |
| PROJECT INFORMATION | Thanks to generous donations. The renovation of the United Mexican States flag ship AMR Cuauhtémoc (BE01) will be conducted. History: ARM Cuauhtémoc is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy, named for the last Mexica Hueyi Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc who was captured and executed in 1525. She is the last of four sister ships built by the naval shipyards of Bilbao, Spain, in 1982, all built to a design similar to the 1930 designs of the German firm Blohm & Voss, like Gorch Fock, USCGC Eagle and the NRP Sagres. Built at the Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao, she was designed by Naval Engineer Juan José Alonso Verástegui. Her keel was laid on July 24, 1981, and she was delivered to the Mexican Navy in Bilbao on July 29, 1982. Her first commander was Captain Manuel Zermeño del Peón, in command of a crew of cadets from the Mexican Naval Academy who received the ship and brought Cuauhtémoc home to Mexico.[1] Like her sister ships, Colombia's Gloria, Ecuador's Guayas and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar, Cuauhtémoc is a sailing ambassador for her home country and a frequent visitor to world ports, having sailed over 400,000 nautical miles (700,000 km) in her 38 years of service, with appearances at the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, ASTA Tall Ships Challenges, Sail Osaka, and others. Today she is at the Port of Veracruz where she serves as a museum for tourist around the globe. She still plays a vital role as an Ambassador ship when diplomatic officials visit the country. Cruises: • Atlantic Cruise 1982 • Oriente Cruise 1983 • Tahiti Cruise 1984 • North Atlantic Cruise 1985 • Liberty Cruise 1986 • South Pacific Cruise 1987 • Mediterranean Cruise 1988 • Eurocaribe Cruise 1989 • 1990 Circumnavigation Cruise • 50th Anniversary Cruise of the Secretary of the Atlantic Navy 1992 • Cape Horn Cruise 1992-1993 • Cruise Europe 1994 • Canada Cruise 1994 • Baltic Cruise 1996 • Cruiser Osaka 1997 • Cruise Australia 1998 • Lisbon Cruise 1998 • 1999 North Sea Cruise • Euroamerica 2000 Cruise She will receive major modifications to include modern navigation systems, modernized rudders, a modern dining facility and kitchen, and a modern embassy suite. |
| PRIVATE / ENCRYPTED | No |
