Esmeralda BE-43 (Ex- Juan de Austria)

Builder:
Echevarrieta & Larrinaga
Cadiz, Spain
Keel Laid:
1946
Launched:
May 12, 1953
Year Built:
1954
Completed:
June 15, 1954
Fate:
Active as training ship.


Owner
Chilean Navy


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
357' 6"
Hull:
Steel
Beam:
42' 9"
Masts:
3
Draft:
22' 9" (depth)
Sail:
30,892 sf.
Gross Tons:
3,420
Speed:
13-17.5 knots
DWT:
3,754
Engines:
Diesel
Crew:
390


History
Launched as Juan de Austria for Spain, sold to Chile after shipyard fire.


Builder's Data
Page published Feb. 6, 2007