Italian training ship Caroly
Appearance
History | |
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Name | Caroly |
Namesake | Carolina (name) |
Operator | Italian Navy |
Builder | Cantiere Navale Baglietto, Varazze, La Spezia, Italy |
Launched | 18 July 1948 |
Recommissioned | 1983 |
In service | 1 |
Status | in service |
Notes | Pennant number A5302 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Yawl |
Tonnage | 56 t (55 long tons) full load |
Length | |
Beam | 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Sail plan | 210 m2 (2,300 sq ft) |
Speed | |
Range | 550 nmi (1,020 km; 630 mi) at 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h; 9.2 mph) (on engine prop) |
Complement |
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Notes |
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Caroly is a yawl, active as a sail training vessel for the Italian Navy.[2]
History
[edit]Designed by Vincenzo Vittorio Baglietto, Caroly is a Bermudan-rig yawl, built in wood, commissioned by Riccardo Preve in 1948 and named after his wife Carolina. The Ligurian family continued to own Caroly up until 1982, where she was then donated to the Marina Militare to be used as a training ship for the students of the Italian Naval Academy of Livorno. In restored years 1998/1999.[clarification needed][citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Caroly, 1948 - Barche e Navi d'Epoca - NAUTICA REPORT". Nauticareport.it. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Caroly - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Caroly (A 5302) Marina Militare website