Amerigo Vespucci is in town

The Amerigo Vespucci, the historic and iconic training ship of the Italian Navy, has embarked on a 20-month tour of the world, commencing on 1 July 2023.

With a return to port scheduled for 26 February 2025, the ship will travel approximately 40,000 miles.

Commissioned in May 1930 and launched in February 1931, the ship entered service in July of the same year as a training ship for the Livorno Naval Academy, with the aim of training future officers for the Royal Navy. Today she is considered a true floating jewel, a witness to ninety years of Italian history. The ship’s motto is “Not he who begins, but he who perseveres”.

Read about the ship here: https://tourvespucci.it/en/the-ship

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