Il Galeone Neptune: a Pirate Ship from Roman Polanski's Film

Saturday, October 23, 2010

statue on Pirate Ship from Roman Polanski's Film

The Galleon "Neptune" was built for the Roman Polanski film Pirates in 1986. The ship is an actual reproduction of a Spanish Galleon. It's now on display in the Italian port city of Genoa and is open for visitors.
Neptune is a 3-mast ship, it measures 63m long by 26m wide and is capable of sailing at a speed of 5 knot.

View location in Genoa, Italy.

By: Jurgen Huibers

Jurgen Huibers

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