Livorno Daily Photo: Palinuro (A 5311)

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Palinuro (A 5311)

School ship Palinuro, Livorno

With the “Amerigo Vespucci” still in the Navy yard of La Spezia for extraordinary maintenance, it will be the school ship “Palinuro” to carry the first-year cadets of the Naval Academy in their summer training cruise.

School ship Palinuro, Livorno

School ship Palinuro, Livorno

Palinurus, a figure from the Roman mythology, was the helmsman of one of the ships of Aeneas.

External links: Amerigo Vespucci - Palinuro (A 5311) - Italian Naval Academy - Palinurus (Wikipedia)
See also: Palinuro - Faventibus Ventis - Palinuro and Vespucci - Tall Ships Walk
Search labels: Amerigo Vespucci

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15 comments:

William Kendall said...: An impressive ship!; July 15, 2015 at 12:09 AM
Revrunner said...: That radar sure would have come in handy back in the age of sail.; July 15, 2015 at 1:31 AM
Michelle said...: Pretty cool vessel! What an experience that must be to set sail on it!; July 15, 2015 at 2:04 AM
Jack said...: These old ships are such works of art. Lovely!; July 15, 2015 at 3:18 AM
Taken For Granted said...: What a beautiful ship this is. It is a grand old lady. I'm sure the cadets will be honored to serve on her.; July 15, 2015 at 7:37 AM
Gunn said...: Lucky young cadets!
She is beautiful!; July 15, 2015 at 7:39 AM
Dina said...: She is SO beautiful (and so long)! Those lucky cadets. I wish I could be one for the summer.; July 15, 2015 at 8:07 AM
Luis Gomez said...: Beautiful!; July 15, 2015 at 12:57 PM
Karl said...: Beautiful, beautiful ship !
I like also Palinurus detail photo !; July 15, 2015 at 1:16 PM
Birdman said...: A flotilla of tall ships in the harbor on Monday.; July 15, 2015 at 1:53 PM
EG CameraGirl said...: It would be a super experience to sail one of these ships!; July 15, 2015 at 4:59 PM
Halcyon said...: A beautiful ship. Love the details!; July 15, 2015 at 6:27 PM
cieldequimper said...: Love. Big love!; July 15, 2015 at 7:02 PM
RedPat said...: Beautiful, VP!; July 15, 2015 at 8:07 PM
Stefan Jansson said...: A fine ship. I like the details.; July 16, 2015 at 11:44 AM

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