Elcano Society of Pensacola to Welcome the Spanish Navy Training Ship

Schedule of Ship Events & Public Tours:

The Schedule of Events below are subject to change pending weather and other conditions. Updates will be posted on the Pensacola Navy League website at www.pensacolanavyleague.org as they are received.

(Pensacola, FL) The City of Pensacola and the “Elcano Society” proudly announce the return of the Spanish Navy training tall ship – Juan Sebastian de Elcano. The ship will dock at the Port of Pensacola – Commendencia Street Slip from May 29 – June 3. This visit will coincide with Fiesta Pensacola festivities to include free public ship tours.

Philip “Lipo” Davis, the Honorary Consul from Spain in Pensacola having succeeded the position from his Mother Dame Maria Davis will spearhead the return of the Elcano to Pensacola. The World-Famous JS de Elcano has been repeatedly visiting Pensacola since 1959 to celebrate our city’s rich Spanish history. “It is our pleasure to welcome the Elcano back for her 9^th visit to Pensacola,” comments Lipo Davis.

Commanded by Captain Manuel García Ruiz, the Elcano is a four-masted top sail schooner and is one of the oldest tall ships sailing today. Built-in 1927, the Elcano was named after the Spanish explorer who completed Ferdinand Magellan’s first-ever circumnavigation of the earth from 1519 to 1522. At 370 feet long, she is the third-largest tall ship in the world. The hull is made of iron, and there are four masts (called Blanca, Almansa, Asturias, and Nautilus, named after other Navy training ships that preceded the Elcano). To date, the Elcano has completed nearly 100 training cruises, including ten full circumnavigations of the globe.