A beautiful sight that could be seen from the banks of the Elbe

The "Libertad" is the sail training ship of the Argentinian navy. The three-master, rigged as a full-rigged ship, moored at the jetties in Hamburg at midday. The ship will stay until Friday and then leave Hamburg at 10.00 am. There are 292 sailors on board. Like the German Navy's "Gorch Fock", officer candidates are being trained on the Libertad.

The ship can be visited during an open ship. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 pm to 5 pm, the last admission is at 4.30 pm. Visitors are not allowed to take large bags and rucksacks on board. Today, a delegation of the crew led by the commander was welcomed at Hamburg City Hall.

The keel laying of the Libertad took place on 11 December 1953, and the ship was launched three years later. The ship was commissioned on 28 May 1963. The home port of the Libertad is Buenos Aires. In 1966, the Libertad set a still valid speed record for the Atlantic crossing between Cape Race (Canada) and Dursey Island (Ireland): she completed the distance of 2058.6 nautical miles in 8 days and 12 hours. The Libertad has won the "Boston Teapot Trophy" nine times. The prize is awarded each year by Sail Training International to the sailing ship - with over 50 % crew members in training - that covers the longest distance in 124 hours. In 2006, the Libertad In addition to modernising the technology, facilities for accommodating female cadets were also installed.