Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976
History
Italy
Name	Amerigo Vespucci
Namesake	Amerigo Vespucci
Laid down	12 May 1930
Launched	22 February 1931
Commissioned	26 May 1931
Identification	MMSI number: 247999000 Callsign: IABJ
Motto	Italian: Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera English: "Not he who begins but he who perseveres"
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Full-rigged ship
Tonnage	3,410 GT 1,203 NT
Displacement	4,146 t (4,081 long tons) full load
Length	100.5 m (329 ft 9 in) LOA including bowsprit 82.4 m (270 ft) LPP
Beam	15.56 m (51.0 ft)
Height	54.0 m (177.2 ft)
Draught	7.3 m (24 ft)
Propulsion	26 sails, 2,635 m2 (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))
Speed	Sails, 15 knots (28 km/h) Engines, 11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	15 officers 64 NCOs (Non Commissioned Officers) 185 sailors 130 Naval Academy Cadets and Support Staff (when embarked)
Sensors and processing systems	2 × navigation radars GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-753(V)5

The Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Her home port is La Spezia, Italy, and she is in use as a training ship.