Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Italia"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Italia |
Ex-names: | Swan fan Makkum |
Registered port: | Genoa |
Nation: | ITA |
Type of rigging: | BRIGANTINE |
Year built: | 1993 |
Yard: | Gdansk, PL |
Overall length: | 61.00 m |
Breadth: | 9.20 m |
Draught: | 3.60 m |
Sail area: | 1300 m2 |
Ship's hull: | Stahl / Steel |
Power: | 480 PS |
Engine: | Caterpillar Diesel |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 22 Apr 2007
- one of the biggest brigantines ever to sail the seas.
- copied from historical models but equipped with modern technology and designed with comfort in mind.
- sails mainly in the Caribbean in winter and the Baltic Sea in summer.
- participated several times in Hanse Sail Rostock and the parade formation during "Kieler Woche".
- used by Italian Navy since the beginning of 2007 (sold), new name "Italia", registered in Genova, official owners are "Tender To Nave Italia", a cooperation between the Italian Navy and the Yachts Club Italia.
Contact:
Website (italiano, 26 Feb 2011):http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/Italia.aspx
Italia: website of the Italian navy with information about the ship
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 245 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Ollivier Puget
"Windjammer der Welt"
Edition Maritim 1999 ISBN: 3-89225-396-X
(franz. Originalausgabe: "Les Plus Beaux Voiliers Du Monde", 1997)
Page: 170 Source with picture Source with history
Anthony Churchill
"Sail to Adventure"
ISBN: 0 948337 05 2
Page: 145 Source with picture Source with history Quelle with contact
"Faszination Segelschiffe"
Ein interaktives Informationssystem auf CD-ROM 1998
(2. überarbeitete Auflage)
Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 163 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Ollivier Puget, Jean-Noël Darde
"Partir sur les Grand Voiliers - Le guide pour embarquer"
Guides Balland 2000 ISBN: 2-7158-1277-9
Page: 168 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact
Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 274 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data
Peter Rath
"Hanse Sail Rostock - Wo man sich begegnet"
Hanse Sail Verein Rostock e.V. 2005
(http://www.hansesail.com/)
Page: 183 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data