Graduates are qualified to serve as a ship's officer, engineer, electrician, or other role.
Built in 1933, the ship was assigned to the U.S. during World War II, where she was used to train 5,000 Coast Guard cadets. During the summer of 2000, the Danmark is sailing the entire East Coast from Miami to Nova Scotia. The legacy of the majestic old clipper ships lives on in the design of the Capitan Miranda from Montevideo, Uruguay. Built in Spain in 1930 as a cargo ship, the Capitan Miranda was later used by the Uruguayan navy to conduct hydrographic surveys. With a length of 205 feet and steel hull, the staysail schooner has been a training ship since 1978.