Italian sailing ship meets American aircraft carrier

The training sailboat Amerigo Vespucci ITS Amerigo Vespucci A5312 by the Italian Navy Marina Militare was built in 1931 at the Naples shipyard. The ship was designed after a late 18th-century battleship, the only ocean-going sailing vessel in the Italian Navy, and is tasked with training future naval officers for three months, carrying cadets every summer.

On July 12, 1962, Amerigo Vespucci, sailing in the Adriatic Sea, met with the Forrestal class aircraft carrier Independence USS Independence CV-62 belonging to the 6th U.S. Navy Fleet.

Independence sent light signals and radios to this unidentified sailing vessel that appeared in their operational area.

This is the USS Independence Precious Ship, and name it.

The Italians replied:

This is the Italian naval training ship Américo Vespucci.

The crew of the U.S. Navy flocked to the port side to watch the three masts and white-sailing sailing ships that soared high enough to pierce the sky. The amount of drainage was much smaller, but the anachronistic wooden sailboat’s appearance was beautiful enough to suppress the dignity of the aircraft carrier, the peak of modern military power. Shortly after, Independence stopped the engine and made way for Américo Vespucci. This is because Amerigo Vespucci, which is the Ocean Liners, has priority over warships under international shipping law.

Independence sent a radio in honor of the Italian-made sailboat, which slowly passed by, after sounding a miracle three times loudly.

This is USS Independence, the most beautiful ship in the world.

Exactly 60 years later, in 2022, Amigo Vespucci was still active. In the meantime, the ship traveled hundreds of times through the Mediterranean Sea, crossed the Atlantic Ocean more than several times, and traveled around the world more than three times. Unlike other sailing ships, such as the USS Constitution in the United States and HMS Victory in the United Kingdom, which only operate once or twice every few decades in good weather, the Amerigo Vespucci was able to cross rough seas with several modern repairs.

Based on an anecdote from this time, the U.S. Navy told the Italian Navy that it would be nice if the two sides would sail together once again. On September 1 of that year, Amerigo Vespucci arrived in the Adriatic Sea. The ship that greeted them this time was the Nimitz class carrier George HW Bush, USS George HW Bush CVN-77, of the 6th Fleet of the U.S. Navy.

Amerigo Vespucci has changed a lot. The ship’s power source was no longer wind, but diesel engines mounted on lower decks. When I was looking for my way, I used a modern satellite navigation system using GPS instead of a six-sixth and a star in the sky. Many of the mast’s sails have also been changed to automation and no longer relied on manpower, but generations later, the sailboat has not lost its beautiful figure.

U.S. Navy crew members flocked to starboard to see Américo Vespucci, as their grandfathers did.What has changed is that I was able to take pictures with my smartphone and camera. The Italians radioed Americans the same way they did then.

This is the Italian Navy’s active ship, Amerigo Vespucci.

And the U.S. Navy also paid tribute once again with the same greeting as then.

This is the USS George HW Bush, who is still the most beautiful ship in the world.