Amerigo vespucci biography wikipedia
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Amerigo Vespucci
Italian explorer and navigator (1454–1512)
This article is about the explorer. For other uses, see Amerigo Vespucci (disambiguation).
Amerigo Vespucci (vesp-OO-chee,[1]Italian:[ameˈriːɡoveˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence for whom "America" is named.
Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery between 1497 and 1504, first on behalf of Spain (1499–1500) and then for Portugal (1501–1502). In 1503 and 1505, two booklets were published under his name containing colourful descriptions of these explorations and other voyages. Both publications were extremely popular and widely read throughout much of Europe. Historians still dispute the authorship and veracity of these accounts, but they were instrumental in raising awareness of the discoveries and enhancing the reputation of Vespucci as an explorer and navigator.
Vespucci claimed to have understood in 1501 that Brazil was part of a fourth continent unknown to Europeans, which he called the "New World". The claim inspired cartographer Martin Waldseemüller to recognize Vespucci's accomplishments in 1507 by applying the Latinized form "America" to a map showing the New World. Other car
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AMERIGO VESPUCCI
Biography
STS Amerigo Vespucci belongs to the Italian Navy. She was launched on 22nd February 1931 and commissioned in June, same year. The ship was built to resemble a wooden warship of the early nineteenth century (and, because of this, the two white stripes on black hull recall the two lines of guns): nevertheless, the hull is made of steel riveted plates, as well as the two lowest thirds and the three lowest yards of each mast. Amerigo Vespucci was the second ship of a class of two: the first one, Cristoforo Colombo, was surrendered to the Soviet Union after World War II, as war damages compensation.
Amerigo Vespucci is a full square rigged ship; she usually carries 24 sails made of canvas (2 to 4 mm.) for a total surface of 2.600 square meters. The overall length is 101 meters (70 meters on waterline), the main-mast is 54 meters tall above the sea level, the maximum draught is 7.30 meters and the displacement is 4.100 tons. She is fitted with an auxiliary engine – an electric motor driven by two diesel-generators, single propeller – which allows a maximum speed of 10 knots; she also carries 11 boats, four of which fitted with sails and oars, used by cadets as part of their seamanship training.
The permanent crew is 270, plus up to 150 cad
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Italian training acquaintance Amerigo Vespucci
Tall ship fortify the Romance Navy (Marina Militare)
Amerigo Vespucci unplanned New Dynasty Harbor, 1976 | |
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| Name | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Namesake | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Laid down | 12 May well 1930 |
| Launched | 22 Feb 1931 |
| Commissioned | 26 Can 1931 |
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| Status | in active service |
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| Class and type | Full-rigged ship |
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| Displacement | 4,146 t (4,081 long tons) full load |
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| Beam | 15.56 m (51.0 ft) |
| Height | 54.0 m (177.2 ft) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
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