1947, though only short ones in the Black Sea. In 1963, following some favorable regulations between the Romanian and the American government, an invitation came on behalf of president John F. Kennedy, for the school ship Mircea to visit American ports and to participate in a series of festivities. Although not honored, the invitation still attracted the attention of the First Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. A year later, in 1964, the ship participated in festivities on the Romanian Navy Day. On this occasion, it was decided that Mircea should be repaired and modernized. In 1965, she went through a powerful storm while traversing the Bay of Biscay on her way to Hamburg, nearly running aground at Chaussée de Sein. On 19 January 1966, the ship, together with its tugboats, arrived at Hamburg where on 24 August the repair and modernization work started. It returned to Constanța on 7 November 1966. On 4 July 1976, Mircea participated in the Grand Parade of Sailing Ships of the United States Bicentennial at New York. Between 1977 and 1994, the school ship Mircea performed voyages on the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, according to the plans of practical training of students, but also of representation. On 4 October 1994, modernization works were carried out at the Brăila shipyard, which were completed in 2002. In 2004, she participated in the "Tall Ships Challenge - 2004". In the following year, the ship received numerous invitations to participate in various events. Thus, she participated in the festivities of the 175th anniversary of the Kingdom of Belgium at Zeebrugge, in the festivities of the National Day of France at Cherbourg, she participated in the "Tall Ships Race 2005", in the "SAIL Bremerhaven 2005" at Bremerhaven and at the "SAIL Amsterdam 2005" festival in The Netherlands. In 2007, Mircea participated in "The Tall Ships' Races 2007". The Mircea school ship also participated in other international regattas: "Black Sea Tall Ship Race Regatta 2014" in the Black Sea, "The Tall Ships Races 2017" in the Baltic Sea, "The Liberty Tall Ship Regatta 2019" in the English Channel and North Sea. Sovereigns, heads of state, fleet commanders, generals, admirals, politicians and personalities from the world of culture and science have boarded the ship throughout its existence. With over 80 years of service, the ship has become a true ambassador of Romania, with visitors always being impressed by