Mexican Navy Ship ARM Cuauhtémoc | San Francisco Goodwill Visit

ARM Cuauhtémoc is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy, launched in 1982. Ship's History: Cuauhtémoc is the last of four sister ships built by the naval shipyards of Bilbao, Spain, in 1982, all built to a design similar to the 1930 designs of the German firm Blohm & Voss, like Gorch Fock, USCGC Eagle, and NRP Sagres. Built at the Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao, she was designed by naval engineer Juan José Alonso Verástegui. Her keel was laid on 24 July 1981, and she was delivered to the Mexican Navy at Bilbao on 19 July 1982. A crew of cadets from the Mexican Naval Academy received the ship and brought Cuauhtémoc to Mexico. Like her sister ships, Colombia's ARC Gloria, Ecuador's BAE Guayas, and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar, Cuauhtémoc is a sailing ambassador for her home country and a frequent visitor to world ports, having sailed over 400,000 nautical miles (700,000 km) in her 43 years of service, with appearances at the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, the American Sail Training Association Tall Ships Challenges, Sail Osaka, and other global sailing events. After colliding with New York City's Brooklyn Bridge in May 2025, Cuauhtémoc returned to service and visited Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and San Francisco, California, USA, in September 2026. Ship's Crest: The body of the ship's shield consists of two concentric circles: the exterior, like a cord of abacá, suggests the ship's rigging, the tool the crew uses to raise and lower the sails. The inner circle serves to concentrically divide the total circumference of the body. At its center, the inner part carries the silhouette of Cuauhtémoc on her port side, with all the rigging, sailing west, driven by the wind, representing her first trip from Spain to Mexico. In the ring formed by the two circles, two inscriptions read Armada de México (Mexican Navy) on top and Buque Escuela Cuauhtémoc (Cuauhtémoc School Ship) on the bottom. The same ring offers, at the eastern point, the figure of the wind god Ehécatl, who with his breath propels the ship to the west. At the setting point appears the Sun of the evening twilight; at the north point, interspersed in the inscription, are the sidereal stars that make constant knowledge of their position possible. Finally, in the upper part of the body, the eagle of the Mexican Coat of Arms, which recalls the ship's origin and strength. The Ship's Figurehead: The figurehead depicts Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor and namesake of the vessel. The ship's name reflects the warlike lineage of the Aztec emperor, who was also known for his bravery and love of poetry. It was sculpted by Juan de Ávalos, considered one of the Spanish sculptors with the greatest passion for the human body. If you would like to support the channel, please consider a donation on Buy Me A Coffee ☕️☕️☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/aboutsanfrancisco Thank you for watching my channel, About San Francisco #sailing #ship #sanfrancisco #mexicannavy #bayarea #shiplife #mexico #cruise #usa #visitingsanfrancisco #thingstodo #waterfront #pier #pacificocean #goldengatebridge