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A-5312 Amerigo Vespucci

A-5312 Amerigo Vespucci

Country: Italy Italy

Class, [Type]: [AXT].

Builder: Castellammare, Italy.

Launch date: 22 March 1930.

Commission date: 15 May 1931.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.543 standard, 4.146 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 100 x 15,5 x 7

Main machinery: diesel-electric: 2 x Fiat B 306 ESS diesel, 2 x Marelli ( 2.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 10.

Range ( miles ): 5.450 at 6,5 knots.

Complement: 243 ( 13 officers ).

Radar: Navigacition: 2 x SMA SPN 748, I band.

Callsign: IABJ (IndiaAlfaBravoJuliet)

Comment: Italian navy sail training ship. Extensively reffited at La Spezia in 1973 and 1984.

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