The Navy Navy Amerigo Vespucci Ship has arrived today in Cadiz, Spain, where it will remain until September 9, for the tenth stage of the 2017 Education Campaign.

From the Military Arsenal of La Spezia il 19 last April for the 2017 Education Campaign, the "The most beautiful ship in the world”And his crew have so far brought Italian excellence and the prestige of our Armed Forces to North America, through participation in cultural and promotional events, in collaboration with national diplomatic representations in the countries visited.

Vespucci ship has already participated in the international sailing racing "Tall Ship Race" in Hamilton (Bermuda), which keeps alive the tradition of sailing, especially in younger generations, thanks to the "giants of the sea". The Navy's sailing ship then visited Canada where he participated in the 150 anniversary celebrations of the Canadian confederation and received a visit from the Head of State. After two stages in the United States, where students of the 1 ^ class of the Naval Academy of Livorno also had the opportunity to visit the United Nations Palace, Nave Vespucci again crossed the Atlantic Ocean by stopping in Ponta Delgada, islands of Azores.

Great was the public's success, especially in the Italian community abroad, who, on board, was able to breathe the "scent of home" and meet with his fellow countrymen. In fact, beyond 32.000, visitors who have taken advantage of Vespucci's presence at the various ports today to admire the unique style and the beauty of timeless charm.

The Education Campaign aboard Nave Vespucci, and in particular the Atlantic crossing with sailing, the continuous seafaring exercises, the application of the principles of astronomical navigation for determining the position, the pressing rhythms of the guard services, represent a key element in the training of Navy personnel and contribute to transfer those founding values ​​that distinguish men and women of the armed force such as love for the sea, ethics, loyalty, discipline and honor but also the spirit of the body, the teamwork, the creation of the crew.

On Wednesday 6 September, at 10 30, the ship's commander, Captain of Angelo Patruno, will hold a press conference on board during which he will present the ship and the 2017 Education Campaign. After Cadiz, the Naval Unit will head to Toulon, France, the penultimate stage of the 2017 Education Campaign.

Media Partners of the campaign, which follow the various phases and stages, are: RAI (RAI Italia and Linea Blu), Rtl 102.5, RTV San MARINO, La Stampa, Il Secolo XIX.

Amerigo Vespucci Ship will either move to the port of Cadiz and open to the public on the following days and times:

- Tuesday 5th September: from 16.30 to 18.30

- Wednesday 6 September: from 10.30 to 12.00 and from 14.40 to 18.30

- Thursday 7 September: from 10.30 to 12.00

- Friday 8 September: from 10.30 to 12.00 and from 14.30 to 18.30

Insights

The ship was designed, like the "twin" Cristoforo Colombo, by Francesco Rotundi, engineer and lieutenant colonel of the Naval Engineers, and director of the shipyards of Castellammare di Stabia.

On February 22, 1931 (86 years ago) in Castellammare di Stabia the ship Amerigo Vespucci was launched, still in service today for the training of the official students of the Academy of Livorno.

Vespucci has made 2014 to 2016 modernize the on-board operational capabilities and above all, adapting logistics accommodation to modern standards. The propulsion and power generating equipment have been completely replaced by technologically advanced products; The unit has been equipped with a new propeller and new platform systems, more efficient and rigorously oriented to protecting the environment.

The important "rejuvenation" and "re-styling" activity of Vespucci was coordinated by the Works and Services Management, and in particular by the Studies Section of the MM Arsenal in La Spezia, with an important contribution from the "in house" workforce. by the arsenal workers, and by the crew.

Since its entry into service, the ship has carried out every year training activities (with the exception of 1940, due to the war events, and the years 1964, 1973 and 1997, for extraordinary work), mainly for the students of the Naval Academy, but also of the Volunteer students in pre-established Ferma and of the students of the Naval College, now "Francesco Morosini" Military Naval School.

From a technical-constructive point of view, the Amerigo Vespucci is a sailing ship with a motor; from the point of view of the sailing equipment it is "armed to Nave", then with three vertical trees, foresail, mistress and mezzana, equipped with flagpoles and square sails, plus the bowsprit in the bow, to all intents and purposes a fourth tree. The Unit is also equipped with cutting sails: the flakes, at the bow, between the bowsprit and the foresail, the stralli, between foresail and teacher and between mistress and mezzana, and the mainsail, equipped with boom and peak, on the mezzana.

The crew consists of approximately 270 military men and women. During the summer, the ship embarked on the volunteer students on charter before, and then the Cadets of the Naval Academy for the usual Education Campaign, increasing the crew of other about 100 units thus reaching full-time regime to over 400 people aboard .

This year 79 students of the 24th course Volunteers in Fixed-Time Quadrennial (VFP4) during the stop in Montreal were alternated by 125 students of the 1st class of the Naval Academy of Livorno, including 18 foreign students.

The students on board, immersed in a unique working context of its kind, learn the fundamentals of the seafaring art and of going to sea by putting into practice what has been studied up to now on books, they train with the seaman equipment going up in the trees and calculate with the sextant the position of the unit with respect to the stars.

The Amerigo Vespucci School Ship is UNICEF's Ambassador from September 2007.

SCHOOL SHOP "AMERIGO VESPUCCI"

TECHNICAL FEATURES

Amerigo Vespucci, the Navy sailing ship arrives in Spain for the 10th stage of the 2017 Education Campaign