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The Amerigo Vespucci is a full rigged tall ship of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Its home port is La Spezia, Italy, and it is in use as a school ship. Amerigo Vespucci was at the Sail Amsterdam in 1975, 1980, 1985 & 2005. wikipedia.org:

Name: Amerigo Vespucci
Namesake: Amerigo Vespucci
Laid down: 12 May 1930
Launched: 22 February 1931
Commissioned: 26 May 1931
Identification:
Status: in service
Notes: Motto Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera
General characteristics
Class and type: Full rigged ship
Displacement:
  • 4,146 t (4,081 long tons) full load (DWT)
  • 3,410 t (3,360 long tons) gross tonnage
  • 1,203 t (1,184 long tons) net tonnage
Length:
  • 100.5 m (329 ft 9 in) LOA including bowsprit
  • 82.4 m (270 ft) LPP
Beam: 15.56 m (51.0 ft)
Height: 54.0 m (177.2 ft)
Draught: 7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 26 sails, 2,635 m2 (28,360 sq ft)
  • 2 × diesel engines generator MTU 12VM33F2, 1.360 kW (1.824 bhp) each
  • 2 × diesel engines generator MTU 8VM23F2, 760 kW (1,020 bhp) each
  • 1 × Electrical Propulsion Engine (MEP) ex Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali (NIDEC ASI) CR1000Y8 (2 × 750 kW (1,010 bhp))
Speed:
  • Sails, 15 knots (28 km/h)
  • Engines, 11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 64 NCOs (Non Commissioned Officers)
  • 185 sailors
  • 130 Naval Academy Cadets and Support Staff (when embarked)
Sensors and processing systems: 2 × navigation radars GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-753(V)5
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