Granma yacht

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The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic ship
motor yacht
arrivalCountry Cuba
arrivalDate 2 December 1956
arrivalProvince Oriente Province
associatedCountry Cuba
associatedEvent Cuban Revolution
associatedIdeology Cuban revolutionary movement
associatedOrganization 26th of July Movement
builtIn United States
carriedPerson Camilo Cienfuegos
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Juan Almeida Bosque
Raúl Castro
country Mexico
crewDuringVoyage overloaded relative to design capacity
currentLocation Museum of the Revolution, Havana
departureCountry Mexico
departureDate 25 November 1956
departurePort Tuxpan
designCapacity about 12 people
displayedAt Museum of the Revolution, Havana
engineType twin diesel engines
featuredOn coat of arms of Granma Province
historicalSignificance symbolic beginning of the Cuban Revolution
inspiredNameOf Granma (Cuban Communist Party newspaper)
Granma Province
landedNear Playa Las Coloradas
launchYear 1943
length 18 meters
about 60 feet
material wooden hull
namedAfter grandmother of the original owner
notableVoyage Mexico to Cuba crossing in 1956
operator Fidel Castro
originalUse pleasure craft
passengerCount 82
preservationStatus museum exhibit
protectedBy glass enclosure
purchasedBy Fidel Castro
purchaseLocation Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
purchaseYear 1956
purposeOfVoyage start armed struggle in Cuba
status decommissioned
tonnage about 25 gross tons
usedBy 26th of July Movement
voyageDuration 7 days

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Museo de la Revolución exhibits Granma yacht
Cuban Revolution significantEvent Granma yacht landing
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Granma expedition hasPart yacht Granma
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Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico departurePointFor yacht Granma
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Granma namedAfter Granma (yacht used by Fidel Castro and revolutionaries in 1956)
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Granma Province namedAfter yacht Granma
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Granma inspiredNameOf Yate Granma (Cuban state yacht)
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Granma Memorial dedicatedTo yacht Granma
subject linked to: Granma Memorial in Havana
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Granma Memorial hasPart yacht Granma
subject linked to: Granma Memorial in Havana
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Granma landing transportedBy yacht Granma
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