Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy, launched in 1958 as a replacement for the original Gorch Fock launched in 1933 which was taken as war reparations by the Soviet Union after World War II,
Gorch Fock unter Segeln Kieler Foerde 2006
Gorch Fock at a pier in the evening
Gorch Fock's figurehead (2006)
Gorch Fock in front of the Naval Academy Mürwik in Flensburg
Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship of the Italian Navy named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Her home port is La Spezia, Italy, and she is in use as a training ship.
German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)
…been trained on Gorch Fock. Gorch Fock participates in sailing parades and Tall Ships' Races, where she is in amicable rivalry with the Italian vessel Amerigo Vespucci. Other ships of the same class include USCGC Eagle, NRP Sagres, the first Gorch Fock and Mircea. Gorch Fock can host up to 350 passengers on board. In…
Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976
The Amerigo Vespucci in the harbor of Oslo, 2005. Akershus Fortress in the background.
The Amerigo Vespucci, after the modernization works, in the harbor of La Rochelle, 2018.
USS Independence (CVA-62) underway with sailing ship Amerigo Vespucci in the Mediterranean Sea, 12 July 1962.