Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Gloria"

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Gloria, Thomas Albert, Sail Bremerhaven 2005 , 08/2005

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Thomas Albert,
Sail Bremerhaven 2005,
08/2005

Gloria, Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/), Valparaiso , 06/2010

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Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/),
Valparaiso,
06/2010

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Sail Bremerhaven 2015 , 08/2015

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Volker Gries,
Sail Bremerhaven 2015,
08/2015

Gloria, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2019 , 08/2019

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2019,
08/2019

Gloria, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2019 , 08/2019

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2019,
08/2019

Gloria, Volker Gries, Hanse Sail Rostock 2019 , 08/2019

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Volker Gries,
Hanse Sail Rostock 2019,
08/2019

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Gloria
Registered port:Cartagena
Nation:COLOMBIA
Type of rigging:BARK
Year built:1967
Yard:Astilleros y Talleres Celaya, Bilbao, Spain
Overall length:76.00 m
Length (hull):64.60 m
Breadth:10.60 m
Draught:5.00 m
Sail area:1250 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:530 PS
Engine:Naval Stork RHO 216

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 21 May 2021

  • put into service in 1968 as a Columbian training ship for naval cadets and a floating overseas ambassador of her country.
  • has taken part in many martime events, races and festivals.
  • circumnavigated the globe in 1970; 1971-75 mostly in the Caribbean, 1980 Tall Ships Race in Amsterdam, 1982 in Philadelphia, 1983 in Osaka, 1984 the Tall Ships Race from Puerto Rico to Bermuda and Halifax, 1986 the New York Operation Sail; took part in Australia's bicentenary celebrations and the Regatta from Hobart to Sydney in 1988 as well as the bicentenary celebrations of the French Revolution in Rouen, the 1989 Sail Hamburg, the 1990 Sail Amsterdam, and the 1992 Columbus Regatta, Sail Bremerhaven 2005 and 2015, Hanse Sail Rostock 2019.
  • named "Gloria" as a reference to the national anthem "Oh gloria inmarcesible" ("Oh unfading glory").

Last tracked position of the ship:

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Last tracked position of the ship Gloria

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 199 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Beken of Cowes, Eric C. Abranson
"Segelschiffe der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1995 ISBN: 3-89225-314-5
(engl. Originalausgabe: "Sailing Ships of the World", 1992, Thomas Reed Publications Ltd.)
Page: 102 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 90 Source with picture Source with history

Giancarlo Schiavoni
"Unter Segeln, die grossen Windjammer auf den Weltmeeren"
Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1994 ISBN: 3-7822-0605-3
(ital. Originalausgabe: "La nave a vela")
Page: 45, 114 Source with picture Source with history

Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 195 Source with picture
(kurzer beschreibender Text)

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 127 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 82 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 215 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 161 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact