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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.
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The second ship of the design was the Amerigo Vespucci. The ship was built in 19301930 is the common year starting on Wednesday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 6 The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 G at the (formerly Royal) Naval Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia ( Naples). She was launched on February 22February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 312 days remaining, 313 in leap years. Events 1290s BC The coronation of Ramses II, on whose face the sun's rays fall each year in Abu Simbel temple. 1281 Martin IV becomes Pop, 19311931 is the common year starting on Thursday. see link for calendar) Events January January 4 Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the, and was put into service in July of that year.
The vessel is a full riggedThis article is about the rigging of ships and is based on the detailed article in the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica, now in the public domain. For a more concise treatment, see mast (sailing), full rigged ship and sail. For other uses, see rigging (disamb three masted steel hull 82.4 mFor other uses of "metre" and "meter", see Metre (disambiguation). The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Systeme International d'Unites). It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in absolute vacu long, with an overall length of 101 m (331 ft.A foot is a non- SI unit of distance or length. The popular belief is that original standard was the length of a man's foot. The average foot length is about 240 mm (9. 4 in) for current Europeans. About 996 of 1000 British men have a foot that is less th) 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. The Amerigo Vespucci reaches a top speed of 10 knots and has an autonomy of 5450 nm (at 6.5 knots).
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.
The hull is painted black with two white stripes in reference to the two gun deck s 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.
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 (Academia Navale), there's a total crew of about 450 persons aboard.
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.
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.
The Amerigo Vespucci often participates in sailing parades and Tall Ships' Race s, 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.