Argentine Navy's training ship, Frigate ARA Libertad, will be visiting Saint Lucia between May 26 and 28, as part of its 50th Training Voyage.

The Frigate departed Buenos Aires on April 30, 2022, visited the port of Fortaleza in Brazil, and after Saint Lucia is scheduled to visit the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, United States of America, Ireland, France, Spain, Salvador and Brazil and returns to Buenos Aires in September of 2022.

According to the Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Argentina, Mr. Angel Dalmazzo, this is a historic opportunity for both countries, and the OECS region, to deepen their relationships and encourage more cultural exchanges. Additionally, besides the official activities programmed with Saint Lucian authorities, Mr. Dalmazzo informed that the vessel will be opened to the general public on May 27, between 2 and 5 p.m., welcoming all citizens and tourists to come aboard and learn about her history and life onboard with the crew.

One of the largest and fastest tall ships in the world, holder of several speed records, the Frigate is a steel-hulled, full-rigged, class "A" sailing ship that serves as a school vessel in the Argentine Navy. She was designed and built in the 1950s by the Río Santiago Shipyard, Ensenada, Argentina.

The ship's follows the archetypal windjammer design, with a clipper bow and a wood-carved figurehead representing Liberty in a long flowing robe and a cruiser stern bearing the Argentine coat of arms in cast bronze.

Her maiden voyage was in 1961, and she continues to be a training ship with yearly instruction trips for the graduating naval cadets as well as a traveling goodwill ambassador, having covered more than 800,000 nautical miles (1,500,000 km) across all seas, visited about 500 ports in more than 60 countries, and trained more than 11,000 navy graduates.