NO MEIO DAS VAGAS

Cessem do sábio Grego e do Troiano
As navegações grandes que fizeram;
Cale-se de Alexandro e de Trajano
A fama das vitórias que tiveram;
Que eu canto o peito ilustre Lusitano,
A quem Neptuno e Marte obedeceram:
Cesse tudo o que a Musa antígua canta,
Que outro valor mais alto se alevanta.
Invocação às Ninfas do Tejo


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Poema Luis de Camoes, Os Lusiadas, Canto I, 3

CISNE BRANCO, BRASIL

Navio Veleiro "CISNE BRANCO" é um veleiro de grande porte (Tall Ship) pertencente à Marinha
do Brasil. Foi construído em Amsterdã, Holanda, pelo Estaleiro Damen. Teve sua quilha batida em 09 de novembro de 1998, tendo sido lançado ao mar e batizado em 04 de agosto de 1999,
entregue à Marinha do Brasil em 04 de fevereiro de 2000 e incorporado a Armada em 09 de março de 2000.

Realizou sua viagem inaugural, a travessia comemorativa dos “500 anos de Descobrimento do
Brasil”, cruzando o Atlântico da mesma forma que o fez Pedro Alvares Cabral em 1500. O projeto
do "CISNE BRANCO" inspira-se nos desenhos dos últimos "Clippers" construídos no final do século XIX. O “Cisne Branco” tem um navio irmão, chamado “Stad Amsterdam”, de bandeira holandesa, lançado ao mar no ano 2000.

A construção do navio ocorreu em tempo recorde, um ano e três meses e teve, como principal propósito, permitir ao Brasil participar com um navio de propulsão à vela, da histórica travessia comemorativa dos 500 anos de seu descobrimento. O navio tem como principais tarefas ser empregado em atividades de representação, nacionais e internacionais, bem como contribuir para a melhor formação marinheira, dos futuros oficiais e praças da Marinha do Brasil.

O nome do navio decorre de um verso da música “Cisne Branco”, abaixo descrito, canção símbolo da Marinha do Brasil, sendo chamada de “Canção do Marinheiro”. Vale a pena citar que a palavra Cisne, na simbologia heráldica, significa feliz travessia e bom augúrio.

O “Cisne Branco” é o terceiro navio da Marinha do Brasil a ostentar esse nome. O primeiro foi um veleiro de 79 pés de comprimento, construído em madeira; possuía dois mastros e era tripulado com 20 homens; realizou apenas uma viagem de instrução com Guardas-Marinha, no ano de 1979. O segundo navio a ostentar o nome, foi um veleiro de 83 pés de comprimento, com mastro e casco construídos em alumínio. Este veleiro substituiu o primeiro e realizou viagens de instrução com Guardas-marinha, nos anos de 1980 à 1986, quando passou à Escola Naval, para servir como veleiro de instrução, até o seu descomissionamento no ano seguinte.


Comprimento total: 76,00m
Boca (largura): 10,50m
Calado: 4,80m
Deslocamento: 1038 ton
Altura do mastro grande: 46,40m
Armação: Galera
Área Vélica (máxima): 2195 m²
Velas Redondas: 15
Velas Latinas: 10
Velas Auxiliares: 6
Vela de mau tempo: 1
Velocidade máxima a vela: 17,5 nós (milhas/hora)
Propulsão Auxiliar: 1 motor Dísiel 1001 hp a 1800 rpm
Velocidade máxima a motor: 11 nós (milhas/hora)
Comandante; Capitão-de-Mar-e-Guerra
Oficialidade: 9
Guarnição: 41
Tripulantes em treinamento: 31
Emprego - Representação e Instrução

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MATERIAL DE PESCA

E também as memórias gloriosas
Daqueles Reis, que foram dilatando
A Fé, o Império, e as terras viciosas
De África e de Ásia andaram devastando;
E aqueles, que por obras valerosas
Se vão da lei da morte libertando;
Cantando espalharei por toda parte,
Se a tanto me ajudar o engenho e arte.

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Poema Luis de Camoes, Os Lusiadas, Canto I, 2

RAGGED POINT (EAST POINT) LIGHTHOUSE, BARBADOS ISLANDS

1875. Active; focal plane 65 m (213 ft); white flash every 15 s. 29.5 m (97 ft) stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern and watch room black. The keeper's house and other light station buildings are abandoned and in ruins.

Bas Leenders's 2009 photo is at right, Mendes has a 1996 photo, Carlos Granier has a good August 2006 photo, and Google has a satellite view.

Located on a bluff above the Atlantic about 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of East Point, the easternmost point of the island. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS BAR-003; Admiralty J5804; NGA 15096.

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PHAROS PHAPOS, REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

1888. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); one long (1.5 s) white flash every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. The lighthouse stands next to a second century Roman amphitheater, part of which is seen a 2004 photo.

A 2008 photo appears above, the Hovorkas have photos, a 2009 photo and closeup are available, Trabas has a photo by Klaus Potschien, Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard view, and a Google satellite view is available.

This handsome British Imperial tower is the best known and most visited lighthouse of Cyprus. Paphos is at the southwestern corner of the island, where the lighthouse served as the landfall light for ships arriving from Britain. Located on a promontory projecting into the Mediterranean at Paphos.

Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CYP-005; Admiralty E5908; NGA 20836.


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CORRENTE NO CAIS

As armas e os barões assinalados,
Que da ocidental praia Lusitana,
Por mares nunca de antes navegados,
Passaram ainda além da Taprobana,
Em perigos e guerras esforçados,
Mais do que prometia a força humana,
E entre gente remota edificaram
Novo Reino, que tanto sublimaram;


Photo & Copyright Massimo
Poema Luis de Camoes, Os Lusiadas, Canto I, 1

MAR PORTUGUÊS

O mar salgado, quanto do teu sal
Sao lagrimas de Portugal
Por te cruzarmos, quantas maes choraram,
Quantos filhos em vao rezaram!
Quantas noivas ficaram por casar
Para que fosses nosso, o mar!

Valeu a pena? Tudo vale a pena
Se a alma nao e pequena.
Quem quer passar alem do Bojador
Tem que passar alem da dor.
Deus ao mar o perigo e o abismo deu,
Mas nele e que espelhou o ceu.

Senhor, a noite veio e a vontade e vil.
Tanta foi a tormenta e a vontade!
Restam-nos hoje, no silencio hostil,
O mar universal e a saudade.

Mas a chama, que a vida em nos criou,
Se ainda ha vida ainda nao e finda.
O frio morto cinzas a ocultou:
A mao do vento pode ergue-la ainda.

Da o sopro, a aragem - ou a desgraca ou ansia-,
Com que a chama do esforco se remoca,
E outra vez conquistamos a Distancia-
Do mar ou outra, mas que seja nossa!


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Poema Mar Portugues, Fernando Pessoa

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, GERMANY

Name: Alexander von Humboldt
Namesake: Alexander von Humboldt
Owner: Deutsche Stiftung Sail Training, Bremerhaven [German Sail Training Foundation, Bremerhaven]
Ordered: 1906
Builder: AG Weser shipyard
Launched: 10 September 1906
Homeport: Bremerhaven

Displacement: 396 metric tons
Length: 62.55 m (205.2 ft)
Beam: 8.02 m (26.3 ft)
Complement: 60 (25 crew + 35 trainees)
Notes: Sail area: 1035.6 m²

IMO Number: 8626886
MMSI Number: 211227250
Callsign: DFAW

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CABO E BOIA

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AURORA BOREAL

Photo Anonimus

PESCADORES, GUINCHO, PORTUGAL

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CUAUHTÉMOC, MÉXICO

País: México.
Año singladura: 1982.
Eslora: 90,50 metros.
Manga: 12 metros.
Calado: 5,40 metros.
Altura total: 47 metros
Tripulación: 218 hombres
Superficie vélica: 2.368 m2

IMO Number:8107505
MMSI Number: 345186001
Callsign: XCBF

Este velero construido en los astilleros Celaya (Bilbao), a principios de 1981, tiene el mérito de haber navegado ininterrumpidamente a vela 1.342,7 millas náuticas en 124 horas, a una velocidad promedio de 10.83 nudos, estableciendo un récord dificilmente superable.

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HABITAT SUBAQUÁTICO

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NO INTERIOR DO NAVIO

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PHARE DU CAP LEUCATE, AUDE, FRANCE

Coordinates 42°54′5″N 003°03′3″E / 42.90139°N 3.05083°E / 42.90139; 3.05083
Year first constructed: 1950
Year first lit: 1951
Automated: ?
Height: 19.4 m
Focal Height: 68.3 m
Intensity: 180 W
Range: 20 nautical miles (37.0400000000000 km)
Characteristic: white cycle every 10 seconds


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FARO ISULA DI CAPRI, ITALY

Tower: Hexagonal stone tower on stone building
Height: 28 m
Light: Height: 74 m
Range: 25 Nautical Miles
Characteristic: Fl W 5 sec
Optic: Current: Nav Original:?? Fresnel
Fog Signal: Current: None Original: None


Photo & Copyright John Armascot

CAPE PEMBROKE LIGHTHOUSE, FALKLAND ISLANDS

The two main islands of the Falkland Islands lie about 300 miles off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic. A British settlement was first established on the islands in 1765. More recently, the Falklands have been best known to the rest of the world for a brief 1982 war, when Argentine forces battled Great Britain over issues of sovereignty. One of the casualties of that war was the Cape Pembroke Lighthouse, located at the most easterly point of the Falklands, about seven miles east of the capital city of Stanley. Damaged during the conflict and eventually replaced by an automatic modern light structure nearby, the decommissioned lighthouse is now being restored.

The hazardous approach to the important harbor at Stanley led to the establishment of a red and white wooden daymark at Cape Pembroke in the 1840s. In 1854, this gave way to a 60-foot cast iron lighthouse that was pre-fabricated in London. The lighthouse, operated by Britain’s Trinity House, was painted with red and white bands. In 1889, it was changed to all white.

A telephone line was laid from the lighthouse to Stanley in 1897, an event later commemorated on a postage stamp. It was the first line laid by the government of the Falklands.

By the early 1900s, the foundation of the lighthouse had deteriorated to the point that it was considered unsafe, so the tower was moved onto a new foundation in 1906. The lantern was also replaced at this time. The work was carried out by a local crew supervised by a Trinity House official and four contractors from Britain. The lighthouse, about 200 yards west of its old position, went into service in June 1907.

One of the most dramatic episodes in the lighthouse’s history involved the wreck of the British full-rigged ship Criccieth Castle. In the spring of 1912 the ship had picked up a cargo of 2,800 tons of guano at Ballistas off the coast of Peru. As the vessel tried to round Cape Horn through a ferocious storm, high seas broke off its rudder and caused a massive leak. The crew and passengers managed to escape in two lifeboats.

One of the boats, carrying seven crew members, was never seen again. The other lifeboat carried the captain, his wife and four year-old son, along with 14 other crew members. The captain decided to attempt to reach the Falklands 180 miles away, and after six days battling frostbite and thirst the survivors made it to Cape Pembroke. Six crew members had died.

The lighthouse keepers waded out and pulled the boat ashore. The passengers took refuge in the keeper’s house, where they were provided a fire to warm themselves and hot food and drink. A doctor had to cut the frozen clothes from the survivors’ bodies. Two more crew members died as a result of the ordeal, and the lifeboat from the Criccieth Castle was preserved as a memorial in Stanley.

The lighthouse operated without interruption until the Argentine invasion of 1982. Reginald Silvey, keeper at the time of the invasion, aided British forces by broadcasting reports on Argentinean troop movements using an illegal-held radio. Frustrated Argentineans searched in vain for the source of the signals. According to an article in the UK newspaper The Guardian, Keeper Silvey “continued to be a thorn in the side of the Argentineans . . . until the very end of the war.”

The lighthouse has been gradually restored over the past decade. It stands as a symbolic beacon for tourists as the Falklands are becoming a popular vacation destination. Cape Pembroke is a prime birdwatching area for those wishing to view penguins and a variety of seabirds.

When the restoration is complete, there are plans to install an exhibit of lighthouse history. In the meantime, interested persons can arrange for access by contacting the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust.


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GODREVY ISLAND AND THE LIGHTHOUSE, ENGLAND

Godrevy Island is a small, rocky isle situated off the northern Cornish coast, near St. Ives. Godrevy Island is part of the Portreath Heritage Coast. The picturesque little island is dominated by a famous lighthouse, which was immortalised in the classic Virginia Woolf novel To the Lighthouse (the novelist got her inspiration for the story from a visit to Godrevy Island). Virginia Woolf is not the first person or indeed the first writer to be influenced and inspired by the peaceful beauty of Godrevy.

Preperation for the building of the lighthouse began in 1857. For many years cargo ships had been wrecked on the treacherous rocks and reefs along the Godrevy coast area. When a massive steamer called 'The Nile' was wrecked with the loss of all hands in 1854, the public began crying out for a lighthouse to be built at Godrevy. The permit for the lighthouse construction was passed in 1857, and local workmen worked throughout 1858 to complete the vital lighthouse.

The Godrevy light shone for the first time on March 1st 1859. Three keepers were assigned to the lighthouse- two would stay on the island, and one would stay on the mainland. The lighthouse proved its worth, functioning well for many years. Shortly before 1900 a telephone link was installed between Godrevy Island and the mainland.


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FAROL DAS BERLENGAS

Edição Oficinas do "Comércio do Porto"

USS NIMITZ CVN-68

Keel Laid: June 22, 1968
Launched: May 13, 1972
Commissioned: May 3, 1975
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: two nuclear reactors
Main Engines: four
Propellers: four
Blades on each Propeller: five
Aircraft elevators: four
Catapults: four
Arresting gear cables: four
Lengths, overall: 1.092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Area of flight deck: about 4.5 acres (18211.5 m2)
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Draft: 37.7 feet (11.3 meters)
Displacement: approx. 97,000 tons full load
Speed: 30+ knots
Planes: approx. 85
Crew: Ship: 3,200 ; Air Wing: 2,480
Armament: two Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, two SeaRAM Systems
Homeport: San Diego, Calif.


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NAVEGAR É PRECISO

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LITORAL

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AMERIGO VESPUCCI, ITALIA

Nella seconda metà degli anni Venti la Marina Militare Italiana affrontò il problema di rinnovare le Unità destinate all'addestramento degli Allievi dell'Accademia Navale. Lo Stato Maggiore ritenne che, nonostante lo sviluppo della nuova flotta fosse orientato verso una tecnologia sempre più avanzata, il "miglior" impatto con l'ambiente marino e la sua conoscenza fosse quello che si poteva apprezzare stando a bordo di una nave a vela, che del mare e del vento subisce maggiormente i condizionamenti e che degli elementi naturali richiede quindi la più vasta conoscenza. Del resto, già dal 1893 l'attività in mare per gli Allievi dell'Accademia Navale veniva effettuata a bordo di una nave a vela, che portava anch'essa il nome di Amerigo Vespucci, un ex-incrociatore entrato in servizio nel febbraio del 1885 come Nave di 1ª linea, poi adattato a Nave Scuola.

Nel 1925 quindi, approssimandosi la fine della vita operativa del primo Amerigo Vespucci, per iniziativa dell'Ammiraglio Giuseppe Sirianni, Ministro della Marina, fu decisa la costruzione di due Navi Scuola, affidandone il progetto al Tenente Colonnello del Genio Navale Francesco Rotundi, il quale, nel disegnarne le forme, si ispirò a quelle di un vascello della fine del Settecento/inizi Ottocento.

La prima delle due Unità, il Cristoforo Colombo, entrò in servizio nel 1928 e fu impiegata come Nave Scuola fino al 1943; dopo la fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale fu ceduta all'Unione Sovietica in conto risarcimento danni di guerra. L'Amerigo Vespucci, invece, fu impostata il 12 maggio 1930 nel Regio Cantiere Navale di Castellamare di Stabia, fu varata il 22 febbraio 1931 ed entrò in servizio a luglio dello stesso anno. Il 4 luglio 1931, al comando del Capitano di Vascello Augusto Radicati di Marmorito, nobile piemontese (che, con il grado di Capitano di Fregata, era stato l'ultimo Comandante del precedente Amerigo Vespucci), partì per la sua prima Campagna Addestrativa in Nord Europa.

IMO Number: 8310645
MMSI Number: 253093000
Callsigh: LXSS

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MUKILTEO LIGHTHOUSE, USA

The Mukilteo Historical Society is committed to preserving the Mukilteo Light Station and the history of Mukilteo. The Mukilteo Historical Society assists the U.S. Coast Guard and the City of Mukilteo in the preservation, maintenance and accessibility of the light station for all to enjoy.

The Mukilteo Light Station continues to play an important navigational role with its Fourth Order Fresnel lens that has a range of 12 nautical miles. In addition to the beautifully landscaped grounds and stunning works of architecture, visitors are drawn to its romantic, scenic, educational, and historical values.


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USS ENTERPRISE CVN-65

USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, commemorates a name which has been a continuing symbol of the great struggle to retain American liberty, justice and freedom since the first days of the American Revolutionary War. She is the eighth ship of the Fleet to carry this illustrious name that is literally defined as boldness, energy, and invention in practical affairs.

The ships named Enterprise have fought in some of the greatest naval battles in the history of the United States. These ships were manned by Sailors committed to victory under the harshest of conditions.

The Sailors onboard Enterprise are part of that proud tradition and heritage of the men and women who have gone before them and live up to their legacy with honor, courage and commitment.


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POINT FERMIN LIGHTHOUSE, CALIFORNIA, USA

Built in 1874, the Point Fermin Lighthouse was the first navigational light into the San Pedro Bay. Phineas Banning, with the support of many local businessmen, petitioned the Federal Government and the US lighthouse Board to place a lighthouse on the point in 1854. Although the Lighthouse Board agreed funding and land disputes delayed its construction until 1874.


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CAP DES ROSIERS LIGHTHOUSE, CANADA

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STAVROS S NIARCHOS

The Tall Ships Youth Trust owns a magnificent 60 metre square-rigged ship, four 22 metre Challenger Yachts - the Challenger Fleet and a 19 metre Catamaran - Tall Ships Cat. The Fleet is operated by Tall Ships Ltd., one of the charity's subsidiaries, and works 12 months of the year both around the UK and abroad, offering Adventure Sailing Voyages.

There is no finer sight than a fully rigged square ship and the Trust's ship, Stavros S Niarchos is one of the world's most magnificent brigs.

IMO Number: 9222314
MMSI Number: 232007330
Calsign: MZIU7


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POINT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE, CALIFORNIA, USA

Although Point Cabrillo was surveyed by the U. S. Lighthouse Service in 1873, construction of the Light Station didn't begin until after the 1906 earthquake. The demand for lumber to rebuild San Francisco meant that maritime commerce on the north coast was at an all time high and a Lighthouse was critical to the safety of the ships and their valuable cargo. Construction of the Light Station began in 1908, and the lens was illuminated for the first time on June 10,1909, under head keeper Wilhelm Baumgartner.


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LIGHTHOUSE SANTACRUZ, CALIFORNIA, USA

Lighthouse construction virtually came to a halt during the Civil War, but efforts to procure a lighthouse for Santa Cruz were restarted in 1865. Congress allotted $10,000 for the lighthouse on March 2, 1867, and in April of 1868, a ruling by the California Supreme Court brought to an end the long-standing dispute over the property. The following month, ten acres on Point Santa Cruz were purchased from the now lawful owner for $2,400 in gold coin.

The construction plans used for the original Ediz Hook Lighthouse in Washington were recycled at Santa Cruz. The lighthouse was to be just that – a one-and-a-half story house with a pitched roof surmounted by a square light tower. Work on the wooden structure, which would rest on a brick foundation, began in the summer of 1869 and was completed in just a couple of months. Meanwhile, the octagonal lantern room was fabricated at the lighthouse depot on New York’s Staten Island and then shipped to California. A fifth-order Fresnel lens and a lard-oil lamp were installed in the lantern room after its delayed arrival, and the lighthouse was ready for its first lighting on January 1, 1870. The Santa Cruz Lighthouse entered service as the twelfth beacon along the California coast.

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