‘Most beautiful ship in the world’ stops in Honolulu
The “most beautiful ship in the world” is docked in Honolulu, and its crew is welcoming residents to visit. The Amerigo Vespucci, a 93-year-old sailing ship the Italian navy uses as a training vessel for first-year cadets at its naval academy, arrived Thursday at Honolulu Harbor’s Pier 9 by Aloha Tower.
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Italian Navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci was moored at Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor on Thursday. It’s the latest stop in a two-year world tour for the historic tall ship, following a port call in Los Angeles.
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Visitors toured and photographed the icon of vessels.
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Lines and rigging caught a child’s attention.
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Visitors admired the helm in the wheel house.
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A visitor inspected the ship's mast and rigging.
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Tom Pieper of Honolulu photographed a mast and rigging.
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Italian Navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci was moored at Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor on Thursday.
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A well worn and polished brass fitting harken the vessel's history.
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Amerigo Vespucci was moored at Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor on Thursday.
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Sailors Francesca Matano, left, and Mattia Chiusano entertained Italiian speaking visitors to the vessel.
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Visitor Emunah Hauser sat beneath the ship’s motto roughly translated as “not the one who begins but the one who perseveres”.
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Grace Mabulay set her camera for a shot.
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Rachel Mikulec, left, of Honolulu aimed high for a photo.
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