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.
.jpg) Orsa Maggiore at Cádiz, Spain in 2008
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| History | |
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| Name | Orsa Maggiore |
| Operator | Italian Navy |
| Builder | Cantiere Navale Tencara Porto Marghera, Venice, Italy |
| Laid down | November 1993 [1] |
| Launched | November 1994 |
| Commissioned | 28 November 1995 |
| In service | 1 |
| Homeport | La Spezia |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Ad maiora duco |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | ketch |
| Tonnage | 80 t (79 long tons) full load |
| Length | 28.3 m (92 ft 10 in) LOA |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
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| Speed | 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Endurance | 2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) on 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph) (with engine prop) |
| Complement | 22 |
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History
editDesigned by Andrea Vallicelli, it was built using composite of carbon sandwich, kevlar and fiberglass, which made the structure of the hull lighter and simultaneously much more resistant than older wooden hulls. The design was considered innovative for its time.[citation needed]
The ship has been commissioned directly by the Italian Navy in order to have a hull that would give preference all the features to ensure maximum safety at sea in all the seas and oceans of the planet, with all conditions of sea and wind, and therefore capable to carry the National flag to wave even in the most remote ports in the world, particularly the less beaten by ships more of the Italian Navy.[weasel words][citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "TENCARA (FERRUZZI): CONSEGNA ORSA MAGGIORE ALLA MARINA (2)". Adnkronos.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Le Navi Scuola Nel Mondo - Orsa Maggiore - Le Navi - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". Betasom.it. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Orsa Maggiore - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
edit- Orsa Maggiore (A 5323) Marina Militare website
Media related to Orsa Maggiore (ship, 1994) at Wikimedia Commons
