Italian training ship Corsaro II: Difference between revisions

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Original engine [[Mercedes Benz]] OM/321 (96 HP) was then replaced by an [[Iveco|FIAT AIFO]] engine.{{cncitation needed|date=January 2017}}

Each year she embarks on a training cruise which often includes calls to various classic sailing rallies and regattas.{{cncitation needed|date=January 2017}}

''Corsaro II'' can accommodate 16 persons. First Commander of the ship was [[Agostino Straulino]], who won the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Olympic Games]] in the class Star. In 1961 ''Corsaro II'' was the only naval ship to join in the [[Los Angeles]] - [[Honolulu]] classifying sixth in real time. In 1962 participated in the [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]] – [[Bermuda]] with 138 boats arriving at the sixth place, and in the [[Torbay]] – [[Rotterdam]] arriving first in the class. In 1963 participated in: [[Annapolis]] – Newport, Newport – [[Plymouth]] (second place), the Channel Race and the Fastnet Race. In 1964 took part in the [[Lisbon]] – [[Canary Islands|Canaries]] – [[Bermuda]] reaching the first place. In 1965 participated in the [[Buenos Aires]] – [[Rio de Janeiro]] then sailed to [[Sydney]] racing in local regatta. The following year sailed from Sydney to [[San Diego]] coming to [[Italy]]. From then on the ''Corsaro II'' participated mainly in the Mediterranean sea with home port in [[La Spezia]].{{cncitation needed|date=January 2017}}