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Amerigo Vespucci

Seen off Avola on October 26, 2026.

36.87970°N, 15.19690°E Destination It Porto Emp

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Length101 m

Beam28.0 m

Draught7.2 m

FlagItaly

This is Amerigo Vespucci

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.

History

In 1925, the Regia Marina ordered two training ships to a design by General Lieutenant Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-cannon ships of the line (like the Neapolitan ship Monarca). The first, the Cristoforo Colombo, was put into service in 1928 and was used by the Italian Navy until 1943. After World War II, this ship was handed over to the USSR as part of the war reparations and was shortly afterwards decommissioned. The second ship was the Amerigo Vespucci, built in 1930 at the (formerly Royal) Naval Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples). She was launched on 22 February 1931, and put into service in July of that year.

Recently at sea

At 101 metres, she ranks #41 among the 2,393 yachts tracked by Yacht Tracker. Over the past 30 days she spent 4 days at sea, covering about 230 km. Yacht Tracker has been following her position since October 18, 2026.

Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata.