The Italian Training Ship Cristoforo Columbo

The Italian Training Ship Cristoforo Columbo

The Italian Training Ship Cristoforo Columbo as DUNAY was a tall ship serving with the Soviet Navy, first launched as CRISTOFORO COLUMBO, laid at the Castellammare yards on 15 April 1926. It was destroyed in a fire in 1963.HistoryIn 1925, the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) ordered two school ships to a design by General Lieutenant Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-gun ships of the line. The first, CRISTOFORO COLUMBO, was put into service in 1928 and was used by the Regia Marina until 1943. After World War II, the ship was handed over to the Soviet Union as part of the war reparations demanded by the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty, and was decommissioned in 1959.

Length 329 ft 9 in
Beam 50 ft 10 in
Draught 23 ft 0 in
Propulsion sail
Speed 10 knots
Complement 400
The second ship was AMERIGO VESPUCCI, launched in 1931 and still in service. Wikipedia contributors, "Soviet training ship DUNAY," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soviet_training_ship_Dunay&oldid=1172138265 (accessed January 2, 2024). Also seen in the photgraph is the steamer EMPIRE STATE.