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BUQUE ESCUELA [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
CONT

The four-masters were utterly different vessels to the far more common barques and ships with three masts ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
DEF

[...] navire à voiles comportant [quatre] mâts verticaux (d'avant en arrière) : le mât de misaine, le grand mât avant, le grand mât arrière et le mât d'artimon.

PHR

quatre-mâts barque, quatre-mâts carré, quatre-mâts goélette

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
CONT

El buque escuela [es] un velero de cuatro palos, con casco de acero […]

CONT

El mismo armador disponía en ese entonces de otros 18 veleros de cuatro palos (casco de hierro o acero) y de 19 de tres palos (en hierro).

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Record 2 2017-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Auxiliary Vessels (Naval Forces)
DEF

A ship used to train students as sailors.

OBS

The term is especially used for ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house classrooms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Flotte auxiliaire (Forces navales)
DEF

[Navire destiné] à l'instruction élémentaire des marins.

OBS

navire-école : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Flota auxiliar (Fuerzas navales)
DEF

Barco usado para el entrenamiento de estudiantes como marinos.

OBS

El término se utiliza especialmente en barcos empleados por las armadas para entrenar futuros oficiales. Esencialmente hay dos tipos: barcos viejos empleados como casa-salón de clase y otros que son usados para entrenamiento en el mar.

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