Italian training ship Orsa Maggiore

Orsa Maggiore at Cádiz, Spain in 2008
History
Italy
NameOrsa Maggiore
OperatorItalian Navy
BuilderCantiere Navale Tencara Porto Marghera, Venice, Italy
Laid downNovember 1993 [1]
LaunchedNovember 1994
Commissioned28 November 1995
In service1
HomeportLa Spezia
Identification
MottoAd maiora duco
Statusin service
General characteristics
Typeketch
Tonnage80 t (79 long tons) full load
Length28.3 m (92 ft 10 in) LOA
Beam6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Sail plan
Speed8.0 knots (14.8 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Endurance2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) on 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph) (with engine prop)
Complement22
Notes
  • - 1 x diesel engine FIAT AIFO 8361, 268.45 kW (360.00 bhp)
  • - 1 x shaft
  • - 1 x diesel engine generator, 13.5 kW (18.1 bhp)
  • - navigation radar, GPS, Inmarsat, 2 x HF radio, 2 X VHF radio

Orsa Maggiore is an ocean ketch, serving as a sail training vessel for the Italian Navy.[3] It is an oceanic yacht racing armed[clarification needed] as ketch of the Italian Navy's sail section.

  1. ^ "TENCARA (FERRUZZI): CONSEGNA ORSA MAGGIORE ALLA MARINA (2)". Adnkronos.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Le Navi Scuola Nel Mondo - Orsa Maggiore - Le Navi - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". Betasom.it. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Orsa Maggiore - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2 December 2016.