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Italian training ship Orsa Maggiore

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Orsa Maggiore at Cádiz, Spain in 2008
History
Italy
NameOrsa Maggiore
OperatorItalian Navy
BuilderCantiere Navale Tencara Porto Marghera, Venice, Italy
Laid downNovember 1993 [1]
LaunchedNovember 1994
Commissioned28 November 1995
In service1
HomeportLa Spezia
Identification
MottoAd maiora duco
Statusin service
General characteristics
Typeketch
Tonnage80 t (79 long tons) full load
Length28.3 m (92 ft 10 in) LOA
Beam6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Sail plan
Speed8.0 knots (14.8 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Endurance2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) on 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph) (with engine prop)
Complement22
Notes
  • - 1 x diesel engine FIAT AIFO 8361, 268.45 kW (360.00 bhp)
  • - 1 x shaft
  • - 1 x diesel engine generator, 13.5 kW (18.1 bhp)
  • - navigation radar, GPS, Inmarsat, 2 x HF radio, 2 X VHF radio

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.

History

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Designed 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

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  1. ^ "TENCARA (FERRUZZI): CONSEGNA ORSA MAGGIORE ALLA MARINA (2)". Adnkronos.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Le Navi Scuola Nel Mondo - Orsa Maggiore - Le Navi - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". Betasom.it. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Orsa Maggiore - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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