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

Last updated December 16, 2025

Stella Polare (A 5313) is a yawl, active as a sails training vessel for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare).^[1]

History

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens Designs, New York, 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,^[2] 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 a 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.

References

↑ "Stella Polare - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
↑ "CORSARO II and STELLA POLARE : Sparkman & Stephens Designs 1505 and 1505.1" (PDF). Sparkmanstephens.info. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

External links

Stella Polare (A 5313) Marina Militare website
Media related to Stella Polare (ship, 1965) at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Stella Polare - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[2] "CORSARO II and STELLA POLARE : Sparkman & Stephens Designs 1505 and 1505.1" (PDF). Sparkmanstephens.info. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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v t e Ship classes of the Italian Navy
Aircraft carriers	Cavour ^S Giuseppe Garibaldi ^S
Amphibious ships	Trieste ^S San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori class)^C Grecale (Maestrale class)^C Granatiere (Soldati class)^C Artigliere class (Benson/Gleaves class)^X Fante class (Fletcher class)^X San Giorgio class Impetuoso class Impavido class Audace class Durand de la Penne class Orizzonte class
Frigates	Aldebaran class (Cannon class)^X Centauro class Bergamini class Alpino class Lupo class Maestrale class Soldati class Bergamini class
Corvettes	Antilope class Gabbiano class ^C Alabarda ^S Albatros class Sentinella ^S Pietro De Cristofaro class Minerva class
Patrol boats	Thaon di Revel class (PPA) Cabrini class (UNPAV) Comandanti class Cassiopea class Sirio class Esploratore class
Submarines	Enrico Tazzoli class (Gato class)^X Evangelista Torricelli class (Balao class)^X Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia class (Tench class)^X Livio Piomarta class (Tang class)^X Marconi class Toti class Sauro class Todaro (Type 212)^X SRV-300 ^S
Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Vulcano class Etna class Stromboli class Anteo ^S Marino class Elettra ^S Alliance ^S Leonardo ^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi ^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida ^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole ^S Porto class Cheradi ^S Argo ^S
Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II
Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported

History

Stella Polare at Sète, Hérault, France in 2016




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

Italian training vessel Stella Polare

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