Specification
- Name: UNION
- Class: A
- Nationality: Peru
- Year built: 2015
- Home port: Callao
- Height: 46.26 m
- Length of hull: 99.06 m
- Entered by: Peruvian Navy
About
- Number of trainees: 90
- Number of permanent crew: 167
Biography
BAP Union is the first sail training ship of the Peruvian Navy. It acts as a training vessel for officers and naval cadets and as a sailing ambassador, promoting Peru in its various voyages around the world. It was launched in 2015 after a three year building project that took place in Spain.
In 2017, Union took part in its first Sail Training International event during the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.
