

School Ship Amerigo Vespucci
School Ship Amerigo Vespucci – Bookshop Edition
The celebration of one of the most renown Italian excellencies in the world.
A private viewing onboard the Ship – displayed for the first time in every detail – with the guide of the Admiral Cristiano Bettini.
Created the night before the departure of Ship for a worldwide trip started in 2023, the volume celebrates one of the most prestigious symbols of Italian excellency admired internationally, in occasion of its return to Italian ports in 2025.
Thanks to the unpublished images produced by Scripta Maneant and photographs from the Italian Military Marina, the volume illustrates the life onboard of the vessel and its’ voyages in international seas.

Description of the Work
- Format 23 x 30,5 cm
- Pages 216
- Images 134
- Languages Italian / English
- ISBN 979-12-80717-56-6
Author
Ammiraglio di Squadra (r) Cristiano Bettini
Vice Admiral (ret). During his long professional experience, he has taken part in all the main multinational and NATO missions since 1982, then working at the Navy General Staff, the Defense General Staff and at the Joint Force Command. He was the Defense and Naval Attaché in Great Britain and Ireland. He also gained numerous years of experience in the field of education and employment of personnel, subsequently assuming the roles of Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Inspector of Schools and Director of Navy Personnel, Deputy Chief of the Defense Staff. He combined his professional commitment and several experiences on sailing ships and offshore yachts throughout the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Black Sea, with the expertise in the naval design of the past. As skipper of the yawl Corsaro II he carried out two sailing transatlantic crossings.
Unpublished Photographs
Unpublished photographs in gigapixel from the exclusive Scripta Maneant photographic campaign.
