The Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship of the Italian Navy named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Its home port is La Spezia, Italy, and it is in use as a training ship. Wikipedia
Launched: February 22, 1931
Length: 331′
Construction started: 1930
Displacement: 4,146 t (4,081 long tons) full load
Height: 54.0 m (177.2 ft)
Motto: Italian: Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera; English: "Not he who begins but he who perseveres"
Speed: Sails, 15 knots (28 km/h); Engines, 11 knots (20 km/h)
