KALIAKRA training vessel

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Built as a training ship under yard No B79/2/3 by Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia, Poland for the Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Varna, Bulgaria.
28 January 1984 launched as the KALIAKRA.
Tonnage 247 grt, 74 nrt, 100 dwt, displacement 406 ton. Dim. 48.50 x 8.20 x 3.30m. (draught, length of hull 43.20m.
Has a figurehead which represent the Bulgarian national heroine Kaliakra, who jumped to her death in the 14th century to stay out of the hands of the Turks.
One auxiliary 12-cyl. Wola Vee Oil 4SA diesel, 228 kW.
Sail area 1080 square metre.
Crew 15, cadets 30.
June 1984 completed.

The Sail Training Vessel KALIAKRA (Known also as STV Kaliakra, Bulgarian: is a barquentine, built in 1984 at the Komuny Paryskiej (Gdansk Shipyard), after the plans of the Polish technical designer Zygmunt Choren. She is a property of Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre and is operated by Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Bulgaria. The ship's home port is Varna, Bulgaria.
The general perception is that KALIAKRA is a reproduction of a ship of the same name from the time before World War I. In fact, she is one of three ultra-modern sister ships designed for training, the other two being STS POGORIA and ORP ISKRA. Now she is used for training the Naval Cadets from Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna, Bulgaria.
The ship is one of the fastest tall ships in the world with a proven record of performance. She has participated on relatively regular basis in the Cutty Sark Tall Ships regatta, organized by the Sail Training International (STI) Association. During the Columbus Race in 1992, dedicated to the 500 years jubilee of the discovery of America, KALIKRA sailed the Atlantic Ocean twice and finished third out of 143 ships.
Onboard KALIAKRA have been King Juan Carlos of Spain, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and many other distinguished personalities.
Sail Training journeys are performed, as well as tourist cruises.
In 1996 a coin of 1000 leva denomination that featured the ship on its tail was issued.
Additional specifications
The hull and the superstructure are made of steel; the masts are partly made of steel and partly of fabric.
Area of main sails: 816 m2
Area of square sails: 264 m2
Total area of the sails: 1080 m2
Main and foremast height: 30.6 m
Mizzen-mast: 26.6 m
Fresh water capacity: 36 t metric
Diesel capacity: 27 t metric
Accommodation: 4 cabins with 2 hammocks each, 1 cabin with 6 hammocks, 1 cabin with 9 hammocks and 1 cabin with 11 hammocks for trainees.

Bulgaria 2002 0.49c sg?, scott4239. 2014 0.65 leva sg?, scott?
Guinea 2019 12500fg sg?, scott?