Bima-Suci

More than three years after completing the first outline sketches, Spanish naval design and architecture firm Oliver Design has completed outfitting the interiors for the Bima Suci, the Indonesian navy’s new sail training ship. This spectacular vessels is one of the largest tall ships in the world and measures 364 x 44 ft. with a 14.8 ft. draft. Built at Freire Shipyards in Vigo, Spain, the new training ship sports 36,200 sq. ft. of sails, five decks and capacity for a crew of 200 Oliver Design also carried out turnkey architectural design for Bima Suci, which is just a bit smaller than the largest naval sail training ship currently in service, Peru’s 115-m BAP Unión, which came into service last year and also involved design work from Oliver Design. The new barque-rigged training ship has replaced the veteran Kri Dewaruci, built in Germany in 1953, to become the new jewel in the crown of the country’s navy. It will operate as a “floating ambassador”, paying courtesy visits to ports around the world. The Bima Suci is named after a mythological Javanese hero, a symbol of force, bravery and righteousness, who is depicted on the figurehead. https://www.marinelink.com/news/october-month-ship430619