According to Wikipedia, the flight-deck of the MM Garibaldi is the characteristic off-axis design with a 4 degrees ski-jump for short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, it is 174 m long and 30.4 m wide. It carries a mix of AV-8B Harrier IIs and helicopters.
The Amerigo Vespucci has three steel masts and a steel hull. It was built in 1930 and is used to train midshipmen from the Italian Naval Academy.
Photo: The 3-masted training ship, Amerigo Vespucci, is dwarfed in size by the flagship of the Italian Navy, the aircraft carrier MM Garibaldi
Photo: AV-8B Harrier IIs on the deck of the MM Garibaldi
Photo: Statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi - The Italian aircraft carrier MM Garibaldi is named after this Italian national hero
According to Wikipedia: Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882) was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari - Italian patriot revolutionaries, and had to flee Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and later returned to Italy as a commander in the conflicts of the Risorgimento.
He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe. He is considered an Italian national hero.
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