The training ship “Palinuro” arrived yesterday in Livorno for the 26th TAN (Naval Academy Trophy), an annual set of sailboat races taking place every spring.
After the war the “Cristoforo Colombo”, sister ship of the “Amerigo Vespucci”, was given to the USSR as war damage compensation. The Navy then bought the “Commandant Louis Richard”, a sailing ship built in Nantes in 1934 and used for fishing in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
The vessel was refitted in the Navy yard of La Spezia and transformed in a school ship, entering service in 1955. The “Palinuro”, technically a barquentine, is 69 meters long and has a sail surface of about 1,000 square meters.External links: Palinuro - Barquentine - Amerigo Vespucci - Cristoforo Colombo (Wikipedia)
17 comments:
Che spettacolo che linea e che cielo!
These ships are beautiful. They look so proud, don't they?
I wish I could have seen that! "La grande pêche sur les bancs de Terre-Neuve". I've never seen the Palinuro, but I have seen the Amerigo Vespucci! I hope you'll be able to show us some of the regattas.
Thanks for sharing this photos. I believe good sailor will educated there. Bye
Another beautiful ship to grace the harbor.
That ship is really elegant.
Interesting history lesson! And those naval officers...quite dashing!
Very interesting post!
I agree with nobu, soooo elegant ship and those official seens be VIP!
Léia
Spectacular photos of a spectacular ship. Great job. The officers appear to be giving you the "eye."
Did you get onboard? I always love being on a ship, especially because of the smell of oil. It's a very old sailing ship to serve as school ship. When will she resign?
@ ciel - Sorry, I don't own a boat...
@ Saretta - The Commander is from Bari...
@ Jacob - Believe me, there was more interesting 'material' around than VP, I swear.
@ henny - I was in a hurry, maybe before she leaves.
Aaaaa, I like the middle photo very much!
Superb!
Impressive selection of photos
I liked the ships but I liked the men in the uniform even more. Oh, my. :)
The ships are magnificent! The Navy on the other hand look so prestigious.
Palinuro: not so big and magnificent like Vespucci but anyhow very very fine.
Personally I prefer Palinuro with its barquentine rig: a small precious gem sailing unter the Italian flag.
Lazer_One
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