Capitan Miranda was built in 1930 in Cadiz, Spain in and began her career as a cargo vessel. She is named after the Uruguayan hydrographer Captain Francisco Miranda (1868-1925) who served Uruguay as a cabinet officer, war secretary and later professor of marine geography at the Naval Academy of Uruguay. Capitan Miranda was used as a hydrographic survey ship until 1978. She then underwent a major refit and became a sail training vessel for the Uruguayan navy, teaching newly graduated midshipmen to apply the knowledge acquired at the Naval Academy.

Flag: Uruguay
Rig: Staysail Schooner
Class: A
Homeport: Montevideo, Uruguay
Normal Cruising Waters: Worldwide
Sparred Length: 205'
Draft: 12'
Hull: Steel