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     A-5312 Amerigo Vespucci     

Photo byEugenio Castillo Pert, Málaga
Additional pictures:
Additional photo Magnify image   Manuel Luís Soto Sáenz, Tall Ships Race, Cádiz, July 2006

Additional photo Magnify image   Jose María Gonzalez, Santander, 16th August 2008

Country: Italy Italy
Class, [Type]: [AXT].
Builder: Castellammare, Italy.
Launch date: 22 March 1930.
Commission date: 15 May 1931.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.543 standard, 4.146 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 100 x 15,5 x 7
Main machinery: diesel-electric: 2 x Fiat B 306 ESS diesel, 2 x Marelli ( 2.000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 10.
Range ( miles ): 5.450 at 6,5 knots.
Complement: 243 ( 13 officers ).

Radar: Navigacition: 2 x SMA SPN 748, I band.

Callsign: IABJ ( India Alfa Bravo Juliet )
Comment: Italian navy sail training ship. Extensively reffited at La Spezia in 1973 and 1984.

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