Sail training vessel Stella Polare (A5313)

History
Name: Stella Polare
Namesake: Stella Polare (Pole star ship)
Operator: Marina Militare
Builder: Cantiere Sangermani Chiavari (Genova)
Laid down: 1964
Launched: 15 September 1965
Commissioned: 8 October 1965
In service: 1
Homeport: La Spezia
Fate: in service
Notes: Pennant number A5313
General characteristics
Type: Yawl
Tonnage: 48 tonnes
Length:
  • - 21.47 m (70 ft 5 in) LOA
  • - 15.24 m (50.0 ft) LPP
Beam: 4.89 m (16 ft 1 in)
Height:
  • - 24.08 m (79 ft 0 in) mainmast
  • - 12.76 m (41 ft 10 in) mizzen mast
Draught: 3.01 m (9 ft 11 in)
Speed: 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph) by engine prop
Range: 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph) (on engine prop)
Complement: 16
Notes:
  • - 1 x diesel engine FIAT AIFO 101.4 kW (136.0 bhp)
  • - 1 shaft
  • - 1 x engine generator Onan 7 kW (9.4 bhp)

The Stella Polare (A5313) vessel is a Yawl, active as sails trainings vessel for the Marina Militare[1]

History

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens Designs New York City (United States), the world famous yacht design firm, project 1505.1, Stella Polare for the RORC 1st class, is a bermudan-rig yawl, built in wood, sister of Corsaro II,[2] commissioned by Marina Militare to be used as a training ship for the students of the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno.
Original engine General Motors 471 (200 BHP) was then replaced by an FIAT AIFO engine as 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

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