[Bob S]

Italian Naval sail training ship AMERIGO VESPUCCI outward bound on the River Thames during August 1978. She is based on a 19th century frigate.

 

[Piero43]

Displacement: 3540 tons standard - Built by Castellammare Yards (Naples) - commissioned in 1931. Refitted at La Spezia Naval Dockyard in 1964.
Her sister ship CRISTOFORO COLOMBO has been taken over by USSR Navy after WWII as compensation for war damages.
Piero

 

[Jan Hendrik]

22nd August 2005 , on the way out from AMSTERDAM SAIL 2005

Jan

 

[Bob]

Italian Naval sail training ship AMERIGO VESPUCCI outward bound on the River Thames during August 1978. She is based on a 19th century frigate.

I have a photo of this ship taken in Bermuda about 1950 which i will post when I have scanned it Cheers (Thumb)