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Esperanza del Mar

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Esperanza Del Mar
Esperanza del Mar in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 2001
History
Spain
NameEsperanza del Mar
BuilderJuliana Constructora Gijonesa S.A., Gijon, Spain
CommissionedOctober 2001
In serviceNovember 2001
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Displacement4,996 GT
Length97.34 m (319.4 ft)
Beam17.70 m (58.1 ft)
Draught5.50 m (18.0 ft)
Propulsion2 × MAK 9M25 2,700 kW

2 x REINTJES WAF 4545

2 x Vulkan RATO R+ G2F2M [1]
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range7,000 miles (6,100 nmi; 11,000 km)

There have been at least three Ships bearing the name Esperanza del Mar (Spanish for 'Hope of the Sea'; [espeˈɾanθa ðel maɾ]), operated by the Instituto Social de la Marina [es] (Social Institute of the Navy) on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security serving as hospital ships for Spanish fishermen.

2001 Vessel

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Costing over €21 million, with around 20 percent being funded by subsidies from the European Union, the ship was built by Juliana Constructora Gijonesa S.A., in Gijon, Spain. Commissioned in October, it entered regular service in late November 2001. Homeported in Las Palmas, Esperanza del Mar provides medical services for the crews of the Spanish industrial fishing fleet off the coast of Western Africa. It is one of the larger hospital ships currently in service and possibly the largest purpose-built hospital ship (instead of converted vessels).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Metalships elige acoplamientos VULKAN para el buque hospital Esperanza del Mar". Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ^ "USS Monadnock (ACM 10)". NavSource Online.
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