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Round-the-world route map this time
Amerigo Vespucci arrives at the port
The Amerigo Vespucci departed Genoa, Italy, in July 2023, then headed west across the Atlantic Ocean, around the Americas, and across the Pacific Ocean, calling at Hawaii on the way, and now calling at Tokyo for the first time as its 17th port of call.
Departing on August 30, the vessel will sail to Darwin, Australia via Manila (the port of call in Darwin will be from October 4 to 7). It will then visit 28 countries, including Singapore, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha, before returning to Italy in June 2025.
Amerigo Vespucci is a training sailing ship of the Italian Navy, built in May 1930 at the Castellammare di Stabia Naval Shipyard in Naples, Italy, and she was launched in February 1931 and commissioned in July of the same year. She is 94 years old.
Tall ship type sailing ship with 26 sails of traditional canvas.
Total length [LPP]82.4m, [LOA]100.5m
3 steel masts (height 50m, 54m, 43m), boom length 15.56m
Discharge capacity 4,146t
Sail speed 12 knots (22km/h)
(Originally equipped with FIAT 4-stroke 8-cylinder diesel engines, during the 2016 renewal work, two MTU 4-stroke 12-cylinder 1,32 MW diesel engine generators, two MTU 4-stroke 8-cylinder 760 kW diesel engine generators and one NIDEC electric engine was installed)
Rudder station at the stern. When cadets are on board for training, the rudder is operated by eight people, two on each of the four steering wheels, but normally it is operated by hydraulic assist on the bridge. The floor is a lattice screen.
The 50-meter foremast is the first of three masts. The deck is lined with teak wood, and urethane cushioning material is placed snugly between the planks.
The ropes for the sails are grouped at the base of each mast. The position of each rope on each sail is fixed. The ship’s bell bears the letters VESPUCCI, and the bell-ringing cord is in the three colors of the Italian flag.
Each part has the flavor of a long period of time.
All ropes, totaling 30 km in length, are made exclusively of traditional hemp rope (only mooring ropes are made of synthetic fiber to comply with current port regulations).
A figurehead of explorer Amerigo Vespucci attached to the bow.
Hull coloring with black and white borders
Deck is teak (replaced every 3 years)
Bow and stern wonderfully and beautifully decorated, with a life-size figurehead of Amerigo Vespucci*.
The ship’s primary mission is cadet nautical training and naval diplomacy, with a standard crew of 16 officers, 70 petty officers, and 190 sailors.
*Amerigo Vespucci : Italian explorer and geographer around the 15th century. He explored the South American continent and published his treatise “New Continents”.
The ship also serves as Italy’s ambassador to UNESCO and UNICEF.
ITLIA GENIALE, DESIGN ENABLES
The exhibition “ITLIA GENIALE, DESIGN ENABLES” an exhibition of Italian design products, is also organized by the Ministry in charge of Made in Italy, which is responsible for promoting the history and culture of Italian design, and Italian companies, in collaboration with the ADI Italian Industrial Design Association.
