JOSE OLAYA BALANDRA

JOSE OLAYA BALANDRA (IMO: 9174543) sailing under the Peru flag. It has an overall length of 131 feets and a beam of 30 feets.

JOSE OLAYA BALANDRA

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 760009980
• IMO: 9174543
• Call Sign: OASQ
• Flag State: Peru
• Vessel Type: Training Ship
• Status: Active

Specifications

• Gross Tonnage: 1,310 GT
• Deadweight: 496 DWT
• Length Overall: 76.3 m
• Beam: 12.6 m
• Draft: 4.2 m

Propulsion

• Engine Type: Diesel
• Propulsion: Single screw
• Speed: 12 knots (approximate service speed)

Shipyard

• Builder: SIMA (Servicio Industrial de la Marina)
• Country of Build: Peru
• Year Built: 1999

Owner / Operator

• Owner: Marina de Guerra del Perú (Peruvian Navy)
• Operator: Marina de Guerra del Perú
• Home Port: Callao, Peru

Operating Region

• Primary Region: South Pacific Ocean
• Operating Area: Peruvian coastal and offshore waters, with extended voyages to international ports as part of training missions

Vessel Description

JOSE OLAYA BALANDRA is a naval training vessel operated by the Marina de Guerra del Perú. The vessel serves as a platform for the practical training of officer cadets and naval personnel from the Naval School of Peru (Escuela Naval del Perú). Named after the Peruvian national hero José Olaya Balandra, a fisherman who served as a courier during the Peruvian War of Independence, the ship carries significant patriotic and institutional symbolism. As a training ship, she is equipped to provide seamanship, navigation, and naval operational instruction to cadets, and regularly participates in goodwill voyages and port calls to foreign nations representing the Peruvian Navy.