NAME ALVA IMO NUMBER 5013052 VESSEL TYPE HULL TYPE SINGLE HULL BUILD 1939 BUILDER LODOSE VARV, LODOSE SWEDEN IMO NUMBER 5013052 VESSEL TYPE COMMERCIAL YACHT HULL TYPE SINGLE HULL GROSS TONNAGE 286 tons SUMMER DWT 390 tons VESSEL DETAILS DIMENSIONS BREADTH EXTREME 7,27 m BREADTH MOULDED 7,22 m DEPTH 3,64 m DRAUGHT 3,43 m FREEBOARD 210,0 mm LENGTH OVERALL 44,02 m COMMUNICATION CALL SIGN SDRG
ALVA - Training ship for the Maritime Institute of Sweden
The ship was built in 1939 at the shipyards SLUDGE near Gothenburg, on Sweden's west coast, was built to carry cargo at sea 50 years Báltico.después cargo ship was rebuilt to carry passengers, in the years 1980, Alva was the last sailing ship registered in Sweden for three transport passage of the ship are eight candles with a total area of 600 m2.

On the cover there is a dining hall, meeting room, large kitchen and a deck restaurante.debajo type are 15 cabins, toilets and showers, the ALVA may take up to 80 passengers and offers accommodation for 38-42 people full-service and have shower and toilet in some cabins, and in the hallways.

The ship measures 44 meters by 55 meters or if you include the bowsprit and 7.2 meters wide and depth is 3.0 meters

The ALVA belongs to Stocksund Marine Institute (Stockholm) Students can choose between three different configurations: Marine biology: and Leadership.
All students spend in high school about two months for three years aboard the ALVA, here they can combine their studies with work and study visits on board at different ports and not just studying different topics, but also can see and sometimes experience them in reality.

According to Swedish legislation, schools can only charge students a contribution for food all else must be included in the budget for each student in the high schools of Sweden, ie that the Institute is open to all who have the skills sufficient, at present have approximately 450 students in high school, meaning that they have to make the voyages with the same resources as the current high school more than they use for their studies

During travel, there are a couple of teachers on board, crew and approximately 30 students and all people who join do so as sailors aboard
Photos taken in the city of Vigo Spain the day 04/10/2009