Excursion to the Italian Navy sailing ship Amerigo Vespucci

Writes fotobloger aquatek-filips:
A few days ago I was on board one and the most beautiful sailing vessels operating in the world - the Italian Navy training ship «Amerigo Vespucci».
It is the oldest ship of the Naval Forces of Italy - is built on the Royal Marine shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples suburb) and launched on 22th February 1931. Since then, the future officers of the Italian Navy study on this ship skills of professional skill.
The total length of the ship is 101 m. "Amerigo Vespucci" - a three-masted sailing vessel with an engine has 24 sails are sewn from natural canvas. Maneuvering is solely manually control reyami made using hemp ropes, their total length is 30 kilometers. To raise the sails must be attended by 200 people. The entire procedure takes 40 minutes.
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Before hanging ladder chic lifeline with the name of the ship



The crew is made up of 278 of the sailors, during a training campaign to join them another 120 students and teachers of the Naval Academy. In general, «Amerigo Vespucci» has passed 400,000 miles and stayed in a sea of ​​7,000 nautical days (about 20 years).



Italians are proud of their "veteran" and called it "the most beautiful ship in the world." And with them is difficult to disagree. Although the hull is made of steel, a plurality of decorated tree. For many years the «Amerigo Vespucci» is a symbol of Italy, its board is visited by foreign delegations from many countries.



The steering consists of four connected to one wheel. During difficult maneuvers on the steering wheel bore down several sailors



Helm smaller, navigation and other instruments, as well as the phone.



Lookup. Mizzen mast.



Fairleads. It replaces fairleads where there is no bulwark. They are used for wiring mooring lines - all used for mooring and banners - the movement of the ship berth via dragging its ends



Aft boat



The boat hanging on davits



Stern Mooring bitt in



Our firefighter was quick to act and forbade the operation of the ship, while with him "not poreshali" this issue. For lack Sandbox



Just a huge number of sheets, halyards and Brasov at the mainmast. And as the sailors with all this managed, nothing confusing



Many boats on the ship. But then the team more.



Fort Walls lowers



Units under the Kofel-nagelnoy bar



Foremast



Nasal moorings



"Macrame»))



Here is moored Amerigo Vespucci



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