PALINURO (A-5311) class

 1 PALINURO-class SAIL TRAINING SHIP (AXS)

 Name         Pendant    Completed     Status

 PALINURO     A-5311     1934          Active
   (ex-French COMMANDANTE LOUIS RICHARD, ex-French
    JEAN-MARIE ALINE commercial ship)

This is a former French commercial cod-fishing craft that was purchased in 1951. She was refitted and recommissioned in the Italian navy on July 16, 1955.

Active. She is used for basic seamanship training.

Chantiers Dubigeon, Nantes, France

 Displacement:       1,042 tons standard
                     1,341 tons full load
 Dimensions:
     length          226 ft 1 in (68.85 m) overall
     beam             33 ft 1 in (10.09 m)
     draft            15 ft 8 in ( 4.66 m) maximum
 Propulsion:
     main            1,152 sq. feet of sail area
     auxiliary       1 GMT A.230.6N diesel; 600 total
                       bhp; 1 shaft
 Performance:
      speed          10 knots (diesel); 7.5 knots (under sail)
      range          5,385 nm at 7.5 knots
 Manning:            69 total (6 off. + 63 enl.) + 55 cadets
 Combat Systems:
      radars         1 SMA SPN-748 navigation

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