AMERIGO VESPUCCI (A-5312) class

Country of Origin: Italy

ship list


 1 AMERIGO VESPUCCI-class SAIL TRAINING SHIP (AXS)

 Name               Pendant   Launched        In Service     Status

 AMERIGO VESPUCCI   A-5312    Feb. 22, 1931   May 15, 1931   Active

description

Named after the Italian explorer, AMERIGO VESPUCCI is a full-rigged three-masted vessel used as a school training ship. She has auxiliary diesel-electric propulsion power. The masts are 50, 54, and 43 meters high (164, 177 and 141 feet); there are a total of 26 square sails, staysails and...

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