- Address: Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 900, C1104BEA Buenos Aires
- Tel .: +54 11 4334-9386
- Website: ara.mil.ar
- Opening hours: daily 10: 00-19: 00
- Length: 81 m
- Displacement: 2,750 tons
- Construction: Cammell Laird
In the Argentine Republic there are many different attractions . One of the most interesting man-made objects is the ship-museum frigate President Sarmiento.
More about the frigate President Sarmiento
Sailing frigate President Sarmiento was made by the British in 1897 to train future sailors of Argentina. The order came from the Maritime Academy of Argentina. According to the records of the ship's magazine, for several decades the ship made 37 travels, including 6 round-the-world ones. This is the first military ship of Argentina, which visited Russia in the port of Kronstadt.
Frigate President Sarmiento received its name in honor of the head of Argentina, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. The years of his reign were for the period 1868-1874. The ship-museum is symbolically located on the waterfront in the Puerto Madero area . Not far from this place are the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense of Argentina.
The dimensions of the three-mast frigate are large - 84 m in length. Since 1961, he was decommissioned and, by decision of the city authorities, turned into a museum. Currently, the frigate President Sarmiento can be considered the last surviving sailer of the 1890s.
What is interesting about the frigate?
It was decided to save the ship's interior and interior as much as possible without any modern changes. Inside the frigate President Sarmiento, tourists can see many artifacts of navigation and naval forces of Argentina. These include ancient maps, ship documents, gifts, navigational instruments and items of naval use.
A memory corner has been created on the ship, in which various bronze plaques inform the most important facts and events about the Naval Academy of Argentina. By the way, in 1940 the frigate was used as scenery for filming documentary films. And in 1967, in Argentina, a coin with a face value of 5 pesos with the image of this frigate was issued for the 60th jubilee.
How to get to the museum?
The famous ship is a landmark of the capital of Argentina - Buenos Aires . If you successfully flew to the largest metropolis of the country, then it will be quite easy to get to the old ship.
You will need a regular bus number 129 N, which should be followed by the stop Avenida Ingeniero Huergo 188-292 or bus number 4 to the stop Avenida Alicia Moreau de Justo 846. You can also take the routes number 111 A, B, D, E, which stop at Avenida Alicia Moreau de Justo 717-1105. Then 5-7 minutes walk to the waterfront, and the frigate is in front of you. You can also take a taxi or rented transport at coordinates 34 ° 36'32 "S. w. and 58 ° 21'56 "h. e.
You can inspect the ship from the inside by yourself or with a professional guide.