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The Corsaro II (A5316) vessel is a Yawl, active as sails trainings vessel for the Marina Militare[1]
![]() Corsaro II (A5316) Palma de Mallorca, 2007
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Name | Corsaro II |
Operator | Marina Militare |
Builder | Cantiere Navale Costaguta Voltri (Genova) |
Launched | 1960 |
Commissioned | 5 january 1961 |
In service | 1 |
Homeport | La Spezia |
Identification | ITA 1643 (Sail number) |
Fate | in service |
Notes | Pennant number A5316 |
General characteristics | |
Typ | Yawl |
Tonnage | 47 tonnes |
Length | |
Beam | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
Height |
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Draught | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 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 |
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History
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens Designs New York (USA), the world famous yacht design firm, project 1505, Corsano II for the RORC 1st class, is a bermudan-rig yawl, sister of Stella Polare [2], commissioned by Marina Militare to be used as a training ship for the students of the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno.
She is constructed of wood: iroko keelson, acacia frames and double planked of Philippine mahogany.
Fasteners are silicon bronze.
Spars are of sitka spruce.
Original engine Mercedes Benz OM/321 (96 HP) was then replaced by an FIAT AIFO engine.
Corsaro II 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.
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