Italian training ship Orsa Maggiore

Orsa Maggiore at Cádiz, Spain in 2008
History
Italy
NameOrsa Maggiore
OperatorItalian Navy
BuilderCantiere Navale Tencara Porto Marghera, Venice, Italy
Laid downNovember 1993
LaunchedNovember 1994
Commissioned28 November 1995
In service1
HomeportLa Spezia
Identification
MottoAd maiora duco
Statusin service
General characteristics
Typeketch
Tonnage80 t (79 long tons) full load
Length28.3 m (92 ft 10 in) LOA
Beam6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Sail plan
  • - Sail surface 802 square metres (8,630 square feet)
  • - Sail surface upwind 387 square metres (4,170 square feet)
Speed8.0 knots (14.8 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Endurance2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) on 7.0 knots (13.0 km/h; 8.1 mph) (with engine prop)
Complement22
Notes
  • - 1 x diesel engine Fiat Aifo 8361, 268.45 kW (360.00 bhp)
  • - 1 x shaft
  • - 1 x diesel engine generator, 13.5 kW (18.1 bhp)
  • - navigation radar, GPS, Inmarsat, 2 x HF radio, 2 X VHF radio

Orsa Maggiore is an ocean ketch, serving as a sail training vessel for the Italian Navy. It is an oceanic yacht racing armed as ketch of the Italian Navy's sail section.

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