BAP Unión
{{Short description|Training ship of the Peruvian Navy}}
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{{Distinguish|text=its namesake, BAP Unión (1865)}}
BAP Unión (BEV-161) is a training ship of the Peruvian Navy{{cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/article/46823/peru-continues-to-rejuvenate-its-naval-capability|title=Peru continues to rejuvenate its naval capability|publisher=janes.com (cache)|date=December 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429095441/http://www.janes.com/article/46823/peru-continues-to-rejuvenate-its-naval-capability|archive-date=April 29, 2015}} built in 2012–2015 by Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA.{{cite news|url=http://www.livinginperu.com/the-peruvian-navy-takes-charge-107745/|title=The Peruvian Navy takes charge |publisher=peruthisweek.com|date=October 5, 2015}} It is a four-masted, steel-hulled, class "A" barque,{{cite web|url=http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/vessels/definition-of-a-tall-ship|title=Definition of a Tall Ship|publisher=Sail Training International}} composed of 38 steel modules.{{cite news|url=http://www.sima.com.pe/transparencia/mapafonafesp/3200_SimaPer%C3%BA_II_Memoria_Anual_2016.pdf|title=Memoria Anual 2016|publisher=sima.com.pe|date=December 2016|language=Spanish}} It has a total length (including bowsprit) of {{convert|115.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; a beam of {{convert|13.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; a draft of {{convert|6.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; an air draft of {{convert|53.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; a displacement of 3,200 tonnes; a speed of {{convert|12|kn|kph|lk=in}} and a crew of 250 officers and trainees. The ship's name honors{{cite news|url=http://www.efe.com/efe/english/portada/latin-america-s-largest-sail-training-ship-docks-in-puerto-rico/50000260-3031052|title=Latin America's largest sail training ship docks in Puerto Rico|publisher=efe.com|date=September 4, 2016}} a Peruvian corvette that took part in the first stage of the 1879–1883 War of the Pacific as part of a naval squadron under the command of Miguel Grau, a hero of the Peruvian Navy.{{cite news|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/agencia/noticia-peru-pays-tribute-to-hero-miguel-grau-and-battle-of-angamos-477628.aspx|title=Peru pays tribute to hero Miguel Grau and Battle of Angamos|publisher=andina.com.pe|date=October 8, 2013}}
Like other similar ships, Unión has been conceived not only for training purposes, but also to be a sailing ambassador for its home country.{{cite web|url=http://www.usil.edu.pe/en/news/usil-present-perus-first-travelling-embassy-peruvian-navys-bap-union-training-ship|title=USIL present on Peru's first travelling embassy, the Peruvian Navy's BAP Unión training ship|publisher=USIL|date=June 13, 2017}} Due to its features and dimensions, it has been considered (as of the date it was commissioned) the largest sail vessel in Latin America.{{cite news|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/112168/20160128/new-peruvian-training-ship-uni%C3%B3n-largest-of-its-kind-in-latin-america.htm|title=New Peruvian Training Ship Unión Largest of its Kind in Latin America|publisher=latinpost.com|date=January 28, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.peruthisweek.com/blogs-the-pride-of-the-peruvian-navy-the-bap-union-107058 |title=The Pride of the Peruvian Navy: The BAP Unión |publisher=peruthisweek.com (cache) |date=July 20, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816034049/http://www.peruthisweek.com/blogs-the-pride-of-the-peruvian-navy-the-bap-union-107058 |archive-date=August 16, 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://cimsec.org/latin-americas-training-vessels/25590|title=Latin America's Training Vessels|publisher=cimsec.org|date=June 6, 2016}}
History
File:BAP Unión en astillero SIMA.jpg]]
For a long time, the Peruvian Navy desired a training ship for instruction of its cadets. Accordingly, the Peruvian government enacted 1985 Law N° 24094,{{cite web|url=http://www.leyes.congreso.gob.pe/Documentos/Leyes/24094.pdf |title=Law N° 24094 |publisher=Peruvian Congress |date=February 8, 1985 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075338/http://www.leyes.congreso.gob.pe/Documentos/Leyes/24094.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 }} which declared as a public necessity the navy having this kind of ship. However, due to the economic crisis of debt and hyper-inflation Peru suffered at the end of the 1980s,{{cite web|url=http://international.ucla.edu/institute/article/19898|title=Peru's Debt Crisis and Subsequent Shock Economy|publisher=UCLA International Institute|date=February 4, 2005}} and later for public spending restraints, the project was postponed.
Eventually, in 2010 the project was approved and the construction was authorized.{{cite news|url=http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=8157|title=La Marina de Guerra del Perú realizó la botadura del buque escuela a vela BAP "Unión"|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160128165436/http://www.gacetamarinera.com.ar/nota.asp?idNota=8157|publisher=gacetamarinera.com.ar|language=Spanish|url-status=dead |archive-date=January 28, 2016|date=July 1, 2015}} In 2012 the Peruvian government announced its decision to order the ship's construction to the Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA; in cooperation with the Government of Spain,{{cite news|url=http://archivo.larepublica.pe/12-11-2012/gobierno-espanol-cooperara-con-peru-en-construccion-de-buque-escuela|title=Government of Spain will cooperate in Peruvian training ship construction|publisher=larepublica.pe (cache) |date=November 12, 2012|language=Spanish|url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412182214/http://www.larepublica.pe/12-11-2012/gobierno-espanol-cooperara-con-peru-en-construccion-de-buque-escuela|archive-date=April 12, 2013}} through the contractors Cypsa Ingenieros Navales and Navantia, which were responsible for the ship's structural design.{{cite news|url=http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/2013/11/07/empresa-vigo-disena-mayor-buque-escuela-mundo/0003_201311V7C1995.htm|title=Empresa de vigo diseña mayor buque escuela |publisher=lavozdegalicia.es|date=November 7, 2013|language=Spanish}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cypsa.com.es/eng/index.html|title=Cypsa Ingenieros Navales |publisher=cypsa.com.es|date=July 17, 2017}} The government named the ship Union to honor a Peruvian corvette that took part in the first stage of the 1879–1883 War of the Pacific as part of a naval squadron under the command of Miguel Grau, a hero of the Peruvian Navy. On December 8, 2012 Unión{{'}}s construction began with a keel laying ceremony in the presence of Peruvian president Ollanta Humala.{{cite news|url=http://diariocorreo.pe/politica/humala-justifica-retraso-a-ceremonia-por-med-203944/|title=Humala justifica retraso a ceremonia por medidas que va a tomar |publisher=diariocorreo.pe|date=December 8, 2012|language=Spanish}} The hull was finished two years later and the ship was launched on December 22, 2014.{{cite news|url=http://peru21.pe/politica/ollanta-humala-participo-lanzamiento-mar-buque-escuela-vela-union-2207394|title=Ollanta Humala participó en lanzamiento a mar de buque escuela a vela Unión|publisher=peru21.pe|date=December 23, 2014|language=Spanish|access-date=August 8, 2015|archive-date=July 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723232618/http://peru21.pe/politica/ollanta-humala-participo-lanzamiento-mar-buque-escuela-vela-union-2207394|url-status=dead}}
In June 2015, the ship received its masts and propeller; and the interior fitout began in charge of contractors Acopafi and MO Contract. Also, according to an agreement between SIMA and Navantia, the ship was provided with an "Integrated Control System Platform, Navigation and Communications".{{cite news|url=http://www.navantia.es/noticia.php?id_noti=347|title=Acuerdo de colaboración de NAVANTIA y el Astillero de la Marina de Guerra del Perú|publisher=navantia.es|date=January 22, 2015|language=Spanish}}{{cite news|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/160460/navantia-teams-with-peru-shipyard-for-naval-bids.html|title=Navantia Signs Partnership Agreement with Navy of Peru Shipyard|publisher=defense-aerospace.com|date=January 22, 2015}}
File:Afirmado del Pabellón Nacional del Buque a Escuela a Vela “Unión” (24031453194).jpg
While the ship was under construction, the Peruvian government arranged training for the future Unión{{'}}s crew with the help of an instructor from the Spanish Navy{{cite news|url=http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2015/07/23/noticia-relevo-instructor-cargo-entrenamiento-tripulacion-buque-escuela-marina.html|title=España completa entrenamiento de la primera tripulación de buque escuela del Peru|publisher=infodefensa.com|date=July 23, 2015|language=Spanish}} and by sending personnel to serve on training ships of other countries, such as the Mexican sailing ship {{ship|ARM|Cuauhtémoc|BE01|6}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/agencia/noticia-buque-escuela-mexicano-adiestra-a-oficiales-de-armada-peruana-563302.aspx|title=Buque escuela mexicano adiestra a oficiales de armada peruana|publisher=andina.com.pe|date=June 30, 2015|language=Spanish}} Also, a Peruvian delegation was sent to take part in maintenance and repair works on Colombian sailing ship {{ship|ARC|Gloria}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2015/01/27/noticia-militares-instruyen-colombia-mantenimiento-buques-escuela.html|title=Militares del Perú se instruyen en Colombia en el mantenimiento de buques a vela|publisher=andina.com.pe|date=January 27, 2015|language=Spanish}}
On January 27, 2016 BAP Unión was commissioned in an official flag raising ceremony held on its deck witnessed by the President Ollanta Humala, Jakke Valakivi, the Minister of Defense and Admiral Edmundo Deville, the Commander of the Navy.{{cite news|url=http://www.defensa.com/frontend/defensa/marina-guerra-peru-incorpora-oficialmente-buque-escuela-vela-bap-vn17657-vst336|title=The Navy of Peru officially incorporates Sailing Ship BAP {{sic|nolink=y|Union}}|publisher=defensa.com|date=January 21, 2016}} Captain Gianfranco Polar Figari was named to be the first captain of the ship, who conducted the sea trials of the vessel in June 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2016/06/22/noticia-buque-escuela-armada-sometido-pruebas.html|title=Peruvian Navy training ship undergoes its sea tests|publisher=infodefensa.com|date=June 22, 2016|language=Spanish}}
BAP Unión{{'}}s first training cruise abroad began on July 27, 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.peruviantimes.com/28/navy-training-ship-union-sets-sail-from-callao/27151/|title=Navy Training Ship "Union" Sets Sail from Callao|publisher=peruviantimes.com|date=July 28, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://cimsec.org/rise-latin-american-shipyard/27386|title=The rise of the Latin American Shipyard|publisher=cimsec.org.com|date=August 22, 2016}} The set sailing ceremony was attended by Pedro Cateriano, the President of the Council of Ministers, Jakke Valakivi, the Minister of Defense, Ana María Sanchez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Admiral Edmundo Deville, the Commander of the Navy, among other authorities.{{cite news|url=http://www.defensa.com/peru/bap-union-marina-guerra-peru-zarpa-primera-travesia|title=El BAP Union de la Marina de Guerra del Perú zarpa en su primera travesía|publisher=defensa.com|date=July 2016|language=Spanish}}
As a sailing ambassador promoting the peruvian nation brand,{{cite news|url=https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-brand-to-be-promoted-around-the-world-thanks-to-bap-union-760547.aspx|title=Peru Brand to be promoted around the world thanks to BAP Union|publisher=andina.pe|date=July 30, 2019}} since 2020 the ship flies a sail with the Peru brand logo{{cite news|url=https://peru.info/en-us/brand-peru/news/1/7/peru-brand-sail-to-fly-all-along-the-american-continent|title=Peru Brand sail to fly all along the American continent|publisher=peru.info|date=October 6, 2020}} and visits national and international ports providing information about peruvian flagship products like pisco, asparagus, tangerines, paprika, anchovies, among others; as well as Peruvian tourist destinations.{{cite news|url=https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-bap-union-to-promote-tourism-and-exports-from-peru-819568.aspx|title=BAP Union to promote tourism and exports from Peru|publisher=andina.pe|date=October 30, 2020}}
Characteristics
File:Mascarón de proa BAP Unión.JPG
File:B.A.P. Union in Hamburg am 4. August 2017 (10).jpg
Although the main purpose of Unión is to serve as a training ship for the Peruvian Navy, it has also been conceived to be a sailing ambassador for her home country. Due to its features and dimensions, it has been considered (as of the date it was commissioned) the largest sail vessel in Latin America.
= Specifications =
BAP Unión is a four-masted barque with a hull composed of 38 steel modules.{{cite news|url=https://www.marina.mil.pe/notas-de-prensa/213|title=Nota de Prensa Nro 086 – Bautizo y Lanzamiento BAP Unión|publisher=marina.mil.pe (cache) |date=December 22, 2014|language=Spanish|url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033021/https://www.marina.mil.pe/notas-de-prensa/213|archive-date=March 5, 2016}} It has a total length (including bowsprit) of {{convert|115.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; a beam of {{convert|13.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; a draft of {{convert|6.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; an air draft of {{convert|53.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}; a displacement of 3,200 tonnes; a speed of {{convert|12|kn|kph|lk=in}} and a crew of 250 officers and trainees.
The ship's propulsion is supported by a diesel Caterpillar 3516H engine,{{cite news|url=http://www.defensa.com/frontend/defensa/lanzamiento-buque-escuela-vela-union-marina-guerra-peru-vn14253-vst336|title=Launch of the Sailing Ship {{sic|nolink=y|"Union"}} of the Navy of Peru|publisher=defensa.com|date=December 23, 2014}} a BERG propeller, a Rolls-Royce maneuvering propeller and a Reintjes LAF-863L gearbox.{{cite news|url=http://hardcoconsulting.com/boletin-22-hardco-consulting-cierra-la-venta-transmisiones-reintjes-para-el-buque-escuela-la-union/|title=Boletin 22 – Hardco Consulting cierra la venta transmisiones Reintjess para el Buque Escuela Unión|publisher=hardcoconsulting.com|date=December 2, 2013|language=Spanish}} Its sail rig is composed of 34 sails from sailmaking company Wienecke, arranged in bowsprit mast (5), foresail mast (9), mainmast (9), mizzenmast (8) and jiggermast (3), with a total sail area of approximately {{convert|3,402|m2|abbr=on}}.
BAP Unión is also equipped with AZCUE pumps for different applications including: BT-IL45D4-F, BT-HM25D4, KL30S40, LN-VP-40-160, CA-50-3, CA-40-1, MO-11/20, MO-19/20.{{cite news|url=http://hardcoconsulting.com/boletin-23-buque-escuela-la-union-estara-equipado-con-bombas-azcue/|title=Boletin 23 – Buque Escuela Union estará equipado con bombas azcue|publisher=hardcoconsulting.com|date=December 4, 2013|language=Spanish}}
= Figurehead =
The ship's figurehead was made of bronze by the Peruvian sculptor Pilar Martínez Woodman, and it features several symbols of the Inca culture that previously existed in what is now Peru. As the main element it shows the image of the Sapa Inca (emperor) Tupac Yupanqui, known as "The Shining", who appears with his right arm raised to the image of the Inca sun god Inti; and who is placed over a representation of the archeological artefact known the twelve-angled stone. The Sapa Inca wears a checkered cloth and a cape that depicts ocean waves. He also wears two puma heads (the puma was a sacred animal in Inca culture){{cite news|url=http://www.machupicchu.org/religious_significance_in_machu_picchu.htm|title=Religious significance in Machu Picchu|website=www.machupicchu.org|publisher=PeruForLess|access-date=February 16, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lateinamerika-studien.at/content/lehrgang/lg_mader/lg_mader-473.html|title=La trilogía inca: El cóndor, el puma y la serpiente|website=www.lateinamerika-studien.at.pe|publisher=Lateinamerika-Studien Online|access-date=February 16, 2016|language=Spanish}} as knee guards. His head is adorned with the mascapaicha (the Inca crown); and the shield he holds has the image of two rhombuses that represent the Inca Empire, known as Tawantinsuyu.{{cite news|url=http://larepublica.pe/turismo/personajes/734771-tupac-yupanqui-el-mascaron-de-proa-del-buque-escuela-vela-union|title=Túpac Yupanqui, el mascarón de proa del buque escuela vela Unión|publisher=larepublica.pe|date=January 19, 2016|language=Spanish|access-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121022811/http://larepublica.pe/turismo/personajes/734771-tupac-yupanqui-el-mascaron-de-proa-del-buque-escuela-vela-union|archive-date=January 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sima.com.pe/noticia1.asp?tn=255|title=Visita del Premier y el Ministro de Defensa al Buque Escuela a Vela|publisher=sima.com.pe (cache) |date=January 26, 2016|language=Spanish|url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055336/http://www.sima.com.pe/noticia1.asp?tn=255|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
=Escutcheon=
Unión{{'}}s escutcheon depicts the ship sailing over the ocean with the motto Cudendum Character Nautarum ("forging sailors' character") written in Latin below. It also contains an image of the sky with representations of the constellations Ursa minor and Crux. Over the escutcheon is the image of a bright sun and the legend "Marina de Guerra del Perú" (Navy of Peru) and below the name and number of the ship.{{cite news|url=http://diariocorreo.pe/ciudad/marina-de-guerra-la-union-y-sus-marinos-vuelven-a-navegar-en-el-mar-de-grau-649428/|title=Marina de Guerra: La Unión y sus marinos vuelven a navegar en el Mar de Grau|publisher=diariocorreo.pe|date=January 2016|language=Spanish|access-date=2016-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130005424/http://diariocorreo.pe/ciudad/marina-de-guerra-la-union-y-sus-marinos-vuelven-a-navegar-en-el-mar-de-grau-649428/|archive-date=2016-01-30|url-status=dead}}
= Interior equipment for training =
Due to its use as a training ship, Unión{{'}}s interior includes an auditorium, a library, a computing platform and classrooms to instruct cadets in astronomic navigation; meteorology; oceanography; hydrography; and naval operations and maneuvers.{{cite news|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/ingles/noticia-president-union-bap-confirms-peruvian-progress-on-navy-engineering-596227.aspx|title=President: {{sic|nolink=y|Union BAP}} confirms Peruvian progress on navy engineering|publisher=andina.com.pe|date=January 27, 2016}}
Voyages and trophies
File:The sailing school ship B.A.B. Union of the Peruvian Navy in Hamburg.jpg on 3 August 2017]]
File:Tripulación del BAP Unión.jpg
Unión{{'}}s first training cruise abroad was in July 2016. The journey, which was officially named as "VIEX 2016", acronym in Spanish of "Viaje de Instrucción al Extranjero 2016" (Training Trip Abroad 2016), had a length of three months, in which the Unión crew visited the ports of Guayaquil (Ecuador), Cartagena (Colombia), San Juan (Puerto Rico), La Habana (Cuba), Miami (United States), Veracruz (Mexico) and Balboa (Panama), before to returning to its base in Callao.{{cite news|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/09/04/latin-america-largest-sail-training-ship-docks-in-puerto-rico/|title=Latin America's largest sail training ship docks in Puerto Rico|publisher=foxnews.com (cache)|date=September 4, 2016|language=Spanish|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909064843/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/09/04/latin-america-largest-sail-training-ship-docks-in-puerto-rico/|archive-date=September 9, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article102481827.html|title=The Peruvian navy is here and glad to see us |publisher=miamiherald.com|date=September 17, 2016}} The crew and navy cadets received instruction in naval exercises and maneuvers, as well as showing people abroad several elements of Peruvian culture.{{cite news|url=http://www.defensa.com/frontend/defensa/bap-union-marina-guerra-peru-zarpa-primera-travesia-vn19199-vst336|title=El BAP Unión de la Marina de Guerra del Perú zarpa en su primera travesía|publisher=defensa.com|date=July 27, 2016|language=Spanish}}
In 2017 the Peruvian Navy organized the "VIEX 2017". As a part of this journey, Unión participated in Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta, a series of races organized by Sail Training International, where the vessel won the race from Boston to Charlottetown (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) in Canada.{{cite news|url=https://www.sailonboard.com/blog/rdv-2017-guest-port-1/|title=The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta Guest Ports Programme: Spectacular Canada Day Celebrations with the Tall Ships|publisher=sailonboard.com|date=July 2, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/events/2017-canada-150-tall-ships-regatta/results/|title=The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta Race Results|publisher=sailtraininginternational.org|date=July 2, 2017|access-date=July 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703191841/http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/events/2017-canada-150-tall-ships-regatta/results/|archive-date=July 3, 2017|url-status=dead}} In this regatta the ship covered more than {{convert|450|nmi|km|lk=in}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/noticia-perus-bap-union-wins-international-tall-ship-race-in-canada-672367.aspx|title=Peru's BAP Union wins international tall ship race in Canada|publisher=andina.com|date=January 25, 2017}} In July 2017 Unión docked in South Quay in Canary Wharf, London, on a trip to foster Anglo-Peruvian relations, the visit coinciding with Peru's national day on 28 July. The Peruvian Ambassador to the Court of St James's attended the vessel.{{cite news|url=http://www.wharf.co.uk/news/local-news/peruvian-tall-ship-union-arrives-13379229|title=Peruvian tall ship Union arrives in South Quay for six days|publisher=wharf.co.uk|date=July 24, 2017}}
In 2018 Unión participated in the event "Velas Latinoamérica 2018" (Sails Latin America), an international sailing regatta held every four years for ships from some Latin American countries. As part of this, the vessel visited several ports including Valparaiso, Guayaquil, Balboa, Curazao, Cartagena and Veracruz.{{cite news|url=https://tallshipsnetwork.com/series/velas-latinoamerica-2018/|title=Sailing Latin America 2018|publisher=tallshipsnetwork.com|date=March 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.panamatoday.com/life-style/maritime-spirit-7-navies-latin-america-took-panamanian-streets-7280|title=The maritime spirit of 7 navies of Latin America took to Panamanian streets|publisher=panamatoday.com|date=July 8, 2018|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071253/http://www.panamatoday.com/life-style/maritime-spirit-7-navies-latin-america-took-panamanian-streets-7280|url-status=dead}}
In 2023 the Unión was awarded with the Boston Teapot Trophy for part of their voyage from Callao and Tahiti by sailing 1,261 nautical miles with an average speed of 10.71 kts between 21:00 GMT 05 July and 01:00 GMT 11 July 2023.The winning voyage took place during the start of the Peruvian Naval ship’s circumnavigation of the world.{{cite news|url=https://sailtraininginternational.org/sailtraining/news/b-a-p-union-wins-boston-teapot-trophy/#:~:text=The%20Peruvian%20Naval%20Class%20A,00%20GMT%2011%20July%202023.|title=BAP Union wins Boston Teapot Trophy|publisher=sailtraininginternational.org/|date=October 17, 2023}}
United States Postal Service honors BAP Unión
Peru figured prominently in the history of the city of San Francisco with a strong relationship between San Francisco and Lima, Peru. The United States Postal Service issued a USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Series on Feb 18, 2021 as part of a ceremony to celebrate The Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru.{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Augustine |title=USPS Celebrates Golden Gate International Exhibition Opening Day and The Bicentennial of Independence of Peru on Treasure Island: Special pictorial postmark commemorates the celebration |url=https://about.usps.com/newsroom/local-releases/ca/2021/0217-usps-celebrates-golden-gate-exhibition.htm |website=USPS California News |publisher=USPS |access-date=25 Feb 2021}} commemorating the Opening Ceremony on Feb 18, 1939 of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, United States of America. The pictorial special postal cancellation features an illustration of the Peruvian Tall Ship BAP Unión, Treasure Island Museum logo and the official logo for Peru Bicentario 2021. The signatory image of Building Bridges, which marks all USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellations, was created by Karen Earle Lile and Kendall Ross Bean in 1994 and first used by USPS in 1996.
The General Consul of Peru in San Francisco on Feb 19, 1939, Fernando Berckemeyer spoke at the Opening Ceremony of the Golden Gate International Exposition, also known as GGIE. As a commemoration of GGIE On Feb 18, 2021, the General Consul of Peru in San Francisco, Hernando Torres-Fernández, spoke at the USPS Building Bridges Special Cancellation of that ceremony, which was filmed for broadcast internationally on special event site.{{cite web |last1=Francisco |first1=San |title=Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA Live: Feb 18-20, 2021 |url=https://sanfrancisco.comteams.com/?p=91 |website=Event Website for Treasure Island Museum, City of San Francisco Treasure Island Development Authority, Treasure Island Yacht Club, Consul General of Peru in San Francisco, Pacific Inter-Club Yachting Association, USPS |publisher=ComTeams |access-date=25 Feb 2021}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.marina.mil.pe/ Marina de Guerra del Peru] at Marina de Guerra del Peru {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.sima.com.pe/ Servicios Industriales de la Marina – SIMA] at SIMA Peru {{in lang|es}}
- [http://hardcoconsulting.com/ Hardco Consulting, Inc.], member of HC GROUP, supplier of several components for BAP UNION {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Ships of the Peruvian Navy