The German Navy’s Tall ship Gorch Fock took to anchor for a port visit. She will tie up on Thursday, and presumably be open to the public. This Gorch Fock was built in 1958. Built to a Blohm &Voss Design, she is a modern version of the original Gorch Fock, which was built in 1933, and was taken as war reparations from Germany after WWI. Her sisters include NRP Sagres, USCG Eagle, and Mircea. The 1933 Gorch Fock is now a museum in Germany.

Four additional ships were built to this design. Arc Gloria is the Oldest of the Modern Set of 4, Having been built in 1968  at the Astilleros Celaya S.A. shipyard in Bilbao. Her contemporaries Include Cuauhtémoc (1982 Mexico) , Guayas (1977 Ecuador) and Simon Bolivar (1980 Venezuela)

Mircea, Operated by the Romanian Navy was in port July 19-22