The Amerigo Vespucci

The Amerigo Vespucci is a world-famous tall ship of the Marina Militare, named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Her home port is Livorno, Italy. As of 2004, she is still in use as a school ship. Amerigo Vespucci (public domain). ... Kaskalot at the 2004 Bristol Harbour festival in England. ... Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) is one of the four divisions of the military forces of Italy. ... Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 in Montefioralle - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. ... Livorno, sometimes in English Leghorn, (population 170,000) is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A school ship is a ship used for the training of students as sailors. ...

In 1925, the Italian Navy ordered two school ships to be built following a design by Lieutenant Colonel Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-cannon ships of the line. The first of these two ships, the Cristoforo Colombo, was put into service in 1928 and was used by the Italian Navy until 1943. After World War II, this ship was handed over to the USSR as part of the war reparations and was shortly afterwards decommissioned. 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pre-unitarian navies of the Italian states Regia Marina - Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (1861 - 1946) Marina Militare - Navy of the Italian Republic (1946 - today) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... War reparations refer to the monetary compensation provided to a triumphant nation or coalition from a defeated nation or coalition. ...

The Amerigo Vespucci in the harbor of New York, 1976

The second ship of the design was the Amerigo Vespucci. The ship was built in 1930 at the (formerly Royal) Naval Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples). She was launched on February 22, 1931, and was put into service in July of that year. Tall ship in NYC harbor. ... Tall ship in NYC harbor. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Castellammare di Stabia is a comune in the Province of Naples, Campania region, Italy. ... Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The vessel is a full rigged three masted steel hull 82.4 m long, with an overall length of 101 m (331 ft.) including the bowsprit and a maximum width of 15.5 m (51 ft.) She has a draught of about 7 meters (23 ft.) and a displacement at full load of 4146 tons. Under auxiliary engine power, the Amerigo Vespucci reaches a top speed of 10 knots and has an autonomy of 5450 nm (at 6.5 knots). This article is about the rigging of ships, and is based on the detailed article in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, now in the public domain. ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, and ultimately from the Old French tonne, and referred originally to a large cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, which holds approximately 2100 pounds of water. ... A knot is a non SI unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ...

The Amerigo Vespucci in the harbor of Oslo, 2005.
Akershus Fortress in the background.

The three steel masts are 50, 54, and 43 meters high, respectively, and carry sails that total 2824 m² (30400 sq.ft.) In total, the Amerigo Vespucci has 26 sails — square sails, staysails, and jibs: all are traditional canvas sails. The rig, some 30 km of rope, entirely uses traditional hemp ropes, too. Only the mooring lines are synthetic in order to comply with port regulations. Currently, she is the only existing three decked square rigger. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x1419, 224 KB)Amerigo Vespucci in front of Akershus Festning in Oslo, Norway The ship was partisipant in Tall Ship Race 2005 Some more pictures can be uploaded on request. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x1419, 224 KB)Amerigo Vespucci in front of Akershus Festning in Oslo, Norway The ship was partisipant in Tall Ship Race 2005 Some more pictures can be uploaded on request. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Akershus Castle Akershus Fortress ( Norwegian: Akershus Festning) is the old castle built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. ... A mast is a pole which holds a sail of a boat, see mast (sailing). ... A sail is a surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind; basically it is a vertically oriented wing. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A sail-plan is a formal set of drawings, usually prepared by a marine architect. ... A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff is affixed to a stay running forward (and most often but not always downwards) from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast. ... See also: Jib (television) A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat. ... Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, and other functions where sturdiness is required. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language Comoros (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code) the Michaelis-Menten constant Km, see Michaelis-Menten kinetics Kamenz (district), Germany (license plate indication) Messenia, Greece (license plate indication... Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength, for pulling and connecting. ... U.S. Marihuana production permit, from the film Hemp for Victory. ... An illustration of a mooring A mooring (also moorage) strictly speaking, refers to any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or lines though most often it is specifically a device to which a boat can attach so that it can remain in the same... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Rudder Station.

The hull is painted black with two white stripes in reference to the two gun decks of the original ships the design is based on, but of course she carries no guns. The deck planks are of teak wood and need to be replaced every three years. Bow and stern are decorated with intricate ornaments; she has a life-size figurehead of Amerigo Vespucci. The stern gallery is accessibly only through the Captain's salon. public domain (Italian Navy). ... public domain (Italian Navy). ... A hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. ... Look up deck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Deck may mean: deck (ship), a floor or level of a ship a floor or level of other types of vehicles, most commonly seen in combination: double decker flight deck (aircraft) deck (building), an outdoor floor attached to a building deck (cards... Species Tectona grandis Tectona hamiltoniana Tectona philippinensis Teak (Tectona) is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation. ... Lobster boat A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. ... For other meanings of the term, see Stern (disambiguation). ... A figurehead is a person, usually in a political role, who may hold an important title or office yet executes little actual power. ... Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 in Montefioralle - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. ...

The standard crew of the Amerigo Vespucci comprises 16 officers, 70 non-commissioned officers, and 200 sailors. In summer, when she embarks the cadets of the Naval Academy (Accademia Navale), there's a total crew of about 450 persons aboard. In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or noncom, is a non-commissioned member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ... A sailor is a member of the crew of a ship or boat. ... This article refers to the general definition of cadet. ...

The ship has two diesel electric auxiliary engines, which together produce about 1471 kW (2000 hp), and a twin steering. When carrying cadets, she is usually steered at the manual stern rudder station, which is operated by four steering wheels with two men each. At other times, the hydraulically assisted steering on the bridge is used. Except for the anchor winch, the winches aboard are man-powered. The bridge is equipped with sophisticated modern electronic navigation instruments. Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (from petroleum) that is used in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... A rudder is a device used to steer a ship or other watercraft. ... A winch is a machine that is used to wind up a rope. ... There are several traditions of navigation. ...

One of the winches.

Except for the time during the second World War, the Amerigo Vespucci has been continually active. Most of her training cruises are in European waters, but she has also sailed to North and South America, and navigated the Pacific, too. In 2002, she undertook a voyage around the world. public domain (Italian Navy). ... public domain (Italian Navy). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... there is no such thing as a southern ocean. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Amerigo Vespucci often participates in sailing parades and Tall Ships' Races, where she is in amicable rivalry with the Gorch Fock. When she is berthed in a port, public tours of the vessel are usually offered. The Gorch Fock The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy (Bundesmarine). ...

See also

• Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race

The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships. ...

External links

Official web sites:

• Amerigo Vespucci web site of the Italian Navy (in Italian). This article is partly based on a translation of that web page.
• Technical fact sheet from the Italian Navy web site, in Italian.
• Pictures from the Italian Navy web site.

Other web sites:

• Italian web site about the Amerigo Vespucci, with images of the interior. (In Italian.)
• Tall Ships 2000 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Has many pictures; the Amerigo Vespucci is in "Part 1".
• SchoonerMan — has a report from someone who visited the ship.
• Tourism New Zealand has a brief article of a visit of the Amerigo Vespucci.
• Hawaii Navy News article about an earlier stop in the same voyage around the world in 2002.