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Italian training ship Amerigo Vespuccilarger figure on 1 of 1
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LOA including bowsprit
Single sourceLPP
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | 26 sails, 2,635 m 2 (28,360 sq ft) 2 × diesel engines generator MTU 12VM33F2, 1.360 kW (1.824 bhp) each 2 × diesel engines generator MTU 8VM23F2, 760 kW (1,020 bhp) each 1 × Electrical Propulsion Engine (MEP) ex Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali (NIDEC ASI) CR1000Y8 (2 × 750 kW (1,010 bhp))[source] | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Amerigo Vespucci[source] | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
| Namesake | Amerigo Vespucci[source] | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
| Builder |
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100.5 m (329 ft 9 in) LOA including bowsprit 82.4 m (270 ft) LPP[source]
Length
Single source62 m (203 ft)[source]
officers 64 NCOs (Non Commissioned Officers) 185 sailors 130 Naval Academy Cadets and Support Staff (when embarked)
Single source15 officers 64 NCOs (Non Commissioned Officers) 185 sailors 130 Naval Academy Cadets and Support Staff (when embarked)[source]
Complement
Single source30[source]
Maximum; Sails Engines
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single sourceSails, 15 knots (28 km/h) Engines, 11 knots (20 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced, 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling , 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
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RC Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia[source]
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
| Laid down | 12 May 1930[source] | — |
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| Launched | 22 February 1931[source] | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Commissioned | 26 May 1931[source] | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 247999000 Callsign : IABJ[source] | — |
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| Motto | Italian : Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera English : "Not he who begins but he who perseveres"[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | Cristoforo Colombo-class Sail training ship[source] | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Tonnage | 3,410 GT 1,203 NT[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × navigation radars GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-753(V)5[source] | Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast[source] |
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| Source measurement | The vessel is a full-rigged three-masted steel hull 82.4 m (270 ft) long, with an overall length of 101 m (331 ft) including the bowsprit and a maximum width of 15.5 m (51 ft). She has a draught of about 7 m (23 ft) and a displacement at full load of 4146 tons . Under auxiliary diesel-electric propulsion the Amerigo Vespucci can reach 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) and has a range of 5,450 nautical miles (6,270 mi; 10,090 km) at 6.5 knots (7.5 mph; 12.0 km/h)[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The three steel masts are 50 metres (160 ft), 54 metres (177 ft), and 43 metres (141 ft) high, and carry sails totaling 2,824 m 2 (30,400 sq ft). The Amerigo Vespucci has 26 sails – square sails , staysails , and jibs : all are traditional canvas sails. When under sail in severe sea and wind conditions she can reach 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h). The rig, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) of ropes , uses only traditional hemp ropes; only the mooring lines are synthetic, to comply with port regulations.[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 1964, the ship was fitted with two 4-stroke, 8-cylinder FIAT B 308 ESS diesel engines, which replaced the original 2-stroke 6-cylinder FIAT Q 426 engines. These engines generated electric power for one electric propulsion motor that produced up to about 1,471 kW (1,973 hp).[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage After update works, between 2013 and 2016, the ship has been fitted with two 4-stroke, 12-cylinder MTU , 1,32 MW each diesel engine generators and two 4-stroke, 8-cylinder MTU, 760-kilowatt (1,020 hp) each diesel engine generators, and one NIDEC (Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali) electric engine. During the same work, the ship was fitted with new radar GEM Elettronica AN/SPS-753(V)5, new satellite antenna ORBIT AL-7103.[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage displacement: 6 t (5.9 long tons)[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · Tender; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · Tender; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage beam: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · Tender; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage propulsion: 2 x FPT S30 170 hp (130 kW) each[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · Tender; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · Tender; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage range: 180 nmi (330 km; 210 mi)[source]Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci · Tender; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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| Armament | — | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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10 knots (19 km/h), surfaced; 21.5 knots (40 km/h), submerged[source]