Engineering:Italian training vessel Stella Polare

Stella Polare at Sète, Hérault, France in 2016
History
Italy
Name:	Stella Polare
Namesake:	Stella Polare (Pole star ship)
Builder:	Cantiere Sangermani, Chiavari (Genova)
Laid down:	1964
Launched:	15 September 1965
Commissioned:	8 October 1965
Homeport:	La Spezia
Identification:	MMSI number: 912471184 Pennant number A 5313
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Type:	Yawl
Tonnage:	48 t (47 long tons) full load
Length:	21.47 m (70 ft 5 in) LOA 15.24 m (50 ft 0 in) LPP
Beam:	4.89 m (16 ft 1 in)
Height:	24.08 m (79 ft 0 in) mainmast 12.76 m (41 ft 10 in) mizzen mast
Draught:	3.01 m (9 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	1 × diesel engine FIAT AIFO 101.4 kW (136.0 bhp) 1 x shaft 1 x engine generator Onan 7 kW (9.4 bhp)
Sail plan:	Sail surface upwind: 205 m2 (2,210 sq ft) Sail surface: 488 m2 (5,250 sq ft)
Speed:	7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) by engine prop
Range:	500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (on engine prop)
Complement:	16

Stella Polare (A 5313) is a yawl, active as a sails training vessel for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare).

History

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens Designs New York City (United States) as project 1505.1, Stella Polare was built for the Royal Ocean Racing Club as a first class a Bermuda-rigged yawl, built in wood. The vessel is the sister ship of Corsaro II, and was commissioned by Italian Navy to be used as a training ship for the students of the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno.

The original engine, a General Motors 471 rated at 200 brake horsepower (150 kW) was replaced by an FIAT AIFO engine. The original Arona generator was replaced by an Onan model. Stella Polare 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.

External links

• Stella Polare (A 5313) Marina Militare website