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Princess Leonor to Return to Juan Sebastián de Elcano After Blas de Lezo Exercises

She completed live-fire drills on the Blas de Lezo; her next step is rejoining her peers in Gijón to conclude her program at Marín.

Overview

  • Tomorrow Princess Leonor will disembark the frigate Blas de Lezo in Gijón to rejoin the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano.
  • Her month aboard the Blas de Lezo included live-fire maneuvers, strategic war drills, night watches and theoretical classes.
  • The princess embarked on the warship on June 5 in New York following her initial maritime cruise aboard the Elcano.
  • After reboarding the Elcano, the ship will sail to Marín, Galicia, where she will complete this phase of her naval instruction.
  • The Royal Household has released images documenting her operational exercises and training milestones on the Blas de Lezo.