Sail training vessel Capricia (A5322)

Capricia (A5322) - 2007
History
Name:	Capricia
Operator:	Marina Militare
Builder:	Bengt Plym on A/B Neglinge-Varvet shipyard of Saltsjobaden (Sweden)
Launched:	October 1963
Commissioned:	1963
Recommissioned:	January 1993
In service:	1
Homeport:	La Spezia
Identification:	ITA 12712
Motto:	Nulla nos via tardat eunte
Fate:	in service
Notes:	Pennant number A5322
General characteristics
Type:	Yawl
Tonnage:	55 tonnes full load
Length:	- 22.55 m (74 ft 0 in) LOA[1] - 16.46 m (54.0 ft) LPP
Beam:	5.06 m (16 ft 7 in)
Draught:	3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Speed:	6.0 knots (11.1 km/h; 6.9 mph) by engine prop
Range:	1.000 nmi (1.852 km; 1.151 mi) at 6.0 knots (11.1 km/h; 6.9 mph) (on engine prop)
Complement:	- 14, of which: - 5 crew - 9 guests
Notes:	- 1 x diesel engine General Motors 120.0 kW (160.9 bhp) - 1 shaft - 1 x engine generator Onan

The Capricia (A5322) vessel is a Yawl, active as sails trainings vessel for the Marina Militare^[2]

History

The Bermudian Yawl Capricia was built by Bengt Plym shipyard in Sweden, on a project by Sparkman & Stephens New York City (United States) (number 1645), the world famous yacht design firm.
The vessel is entirely made of wood: white oak for the structure, mahogany for the planking, teak for the deck, Canadian spruce for the masts.
Original Owner was Einar Hansen, Malmo, Sweden.
Capricia is a Bermudian Yawl with a copal-varnished hull and brick red sails that make her instantly recognisable.
Having won the Fastnet in 1965, she was purchased by Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli who held on to her until 1993 when he donated her to the Marina Militare.
The Agnelli family bought it in 1971 and the boat went through a thorough renovation of the interior, which included the creation of an unusual bathroom with a large bathtub.
The latter used Capricia as a training vessel with cadets from 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

Ship classes of the Marina Militare
Aircraft carriers	Cavour Giuseppe Garibaldi
Amphibious transport docks	San Giorgio LCM62 MTM217 MTP96
Destroyers and frigates	Andrea Doria Durand de la Penne Bergamini Maestrale Soldati
Corvettes and patrol boats	Comandanti Cassiopea Sirio Minerva Esploratore
Submarines	Todaro Sauro SRV-300
Minesweepers	Gaeta Lerici
Auxiliary ships	Etna Stromboli Anteo Marino Elettra Alliance Leonardo Magnaghi Ninfe Rossetti Simeto Bormida Panarea Gorgona Ponza GGS 1012 Atlante Ciclope RP 101 RP 113 RP 118 RP 125 Ercole Porto Cheradi Argo
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	LHA Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano UNPAV