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'''''Corsaro II''''' is a [[yawl]], active as a sail training vessel for the [[Italian Navy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/CorsaroII.aspx |title=Corsaro II - Marina Militare |website=Marina.difesa.it |access-date= |accessdate=2017-01-12}}</ref>
 
== Characteristics ==
Designed by [[Sparkman & Stephens]] Designs New York City (United States), project 1505, ''Corsano II'' for the [[Royal Ocean Racing Club|RORC]] 1st class, is a bermudanBermudan-rig [[yawl]], sister of ''Stella Polare'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.it/2011/02/design-1505-corsaro-ii.html |title=Sparkman & Stephens: Design 1505 - Corsaro II |website=Sparkmanstephens.blogspot.it |date=2011-02-06 |accessdateaccess-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> commissioned by [[Italian Navy]] to be used as a training ship for the cadets at the [[Italian Naval Academy]] in [[Livorno]], Italy.
She is constructed of wood; iroko keelson, acacia frames and double planked of Philippine mahogany.
The ship's fasteners are silicon bronze, spars are of sitka spruce.
Original engine [[Mercedes -Benz]] OM/321 (96 HP) was then replaced by an [[Iveco|FIAT AIFO]] engine.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
 
Each year she embarks on a training cruise which often includes calls to various classic sailing rallies and regattas.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
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==External links==
*[https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/mezzi/forze-navali/Pagine/CorsaroII.aspx Corsaro II (A 5316)] Marina Militare website
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