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Stella Polare (A 5313) is a yawl, active as a sails training vessel for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare).[1]
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Name | Stella Polare |
Namesake | Stella Polare (Pole star ship) |
Builder | Cantiere Sangermani, Chiavari (Genova) |
Laid down | 1964 |
Launched | 15 September 1965 |
Commissioned | 8 October 1965 |
Homeport | La Spezia |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Yawl |
Tonnage | 48 t (47 long tons) full load |
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Beam | 4.89 m (16 ft 1 in) |
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Draught | 3.01 m (9 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) by engine prop |
Range | 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (on engine prop) |
Complement | 16 |
History
editDesigned by Sparkman & Stephens Designs New York City (United States) as project 1505.1, Stella Polare was built for the Royal Ocean Racing Club as a first class a Bermuda-rigged yawl, built in wood. The vessel is the sister ship of Corsaro II,[2] and was commissioned by Italian Navy to be used as a training ship for the students of the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno.
The original engine, a General Motors 471 rated at 200 brake horsepower (150 kW) was replaced by an FIAT AIFO engine. The original Arona generator was replaced by an Onan model. Stella Polare is a training vessel for cadets of the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno, spending regular periods aboard. Each year she embarks on a training cruise which often includes calls to various classic sailing rallies and regattas.
References
edit- ^ "Stella Polare - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "CORSARO II and STELLA POLARE : Sparkman & Stephens Designs 1505 and 1505.1" (PDF). Sparkmanstephens.info. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
External links
edit- Stella Polare (A 5313) Marina Militare website
- Media related to Stella Polare (ship, 1965) at Wikimedia Commons