Neptune (galleon)
 Neptune docked in Genoa
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Italy | |
| Name | Il Galeone Neptune |
| Port of registry | Tunisian Naval Registry |
| Builder | Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia |
| Launched | 1986 |
| Homeport | Genoa, Italy |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1500 tons |
| Length | 65 m |
| Beam | 16.40 m |
| Draft | 2.2 m |
| Propulsion | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) |
The Neptune is a ship replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon designed by Naval Architect David Cannell. The ship was built in 1985 for Roman Polanski's film Pirates, where she portrayed the Spanish ship of the same name.
The ship is an accurate replica above the waterline, but sporting a partly steel hull, planked in timber and two main engines with Schottel drive.
The Neptune is currently a tourist attraction in the port of Genoa, Italy, where its interior can be visited for a 6 euro entry fee for adults and 4 euro for children.[1][2] In 2011, she portrayed the Jolly Roger, the ship of Captain Hook, in the TV miniseries Neverland.[3]
Gallery
.jpg)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neptune (ship, 1986).
- ^ "Il galeone dei pirati a Genova: un'attrazione da non perdere al porto antico". Tre Valigie (in Italian).
- ^ http://www.foto.genova.it/z04cGaleone.htm (in Italian, with pictures)
- ^ "NEVERLAND: Interviews with Writer Nick Willing & Cast and Go Behind-the-Scenes (W/ Photos & Videos)".