Mircea is a three-masted barque, built in 1938 in Hamburg by the Blohm & Voss shipyard as a training vessel for the Romanian Navy.

On the bow, the ship has a figurehead representing the ruler dressed in a blue blouse, red cloak and wearing a crown on his head.

On 3 July 1939, Mircea left for her first training voyage in the Mediterranean Sea, stopping at the ports of Palermo, Toulon, Palma, Gibraltar, Algiers and Alexandria.

The last part of the voyage, which included visits to Syria, Cyprus and the Greek Islands, was canceled because of the German attack on Poland.

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.

[2] On 4 July 1976, Mircea participated in the Grand Parade of Sailing Ships of the United States Bicentennial at New York.

[2] 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.