The Last Leudo

"il nuovo aiuto di Dio"

We have the pleasure to present you this documentation about the Last Leudo "Rivano" that is yet capable to navigate. We thanks the timberman and Commander of "Nuovo Aiuto di Dio" Mose Agostino Bordero for his availability. Furthermore we thanks also Mario Caffero and Lazzaro Ghio for technical and historical documentation supplied. Graphs have been developed by Mario Caffero.
Mario Caffero and Lazzaro Ghio di Riva
The leudo "Nuovo Aiuto di Dio"was built on 1923 by shipright Antonio Muzio, said "Tunin Capetta", in front of the priest's house, next to the Basilica of Santa Maria of Nazareth in Sestri Levante, for shipowner Marco Zolezzi. Leudo has many uses. It was very widespread, in the last century, in the Mediterranean. The Leudo carring wine and pecorino sardo.
MAIN DIMENSIONS
length between perpendiculars ................................................................mt. 14,670
overall length ............................................................. mt. 15,320
Maximum width outside planking Covered Bridge ............ mt. 4,680
Maximum width outside bone Covered Bridge .............mt. 4,550
Maximum width outside hem bulwarks planking......... mt. 5,300
Bridge Deck height from the base line to the line Baglio .................. mt. 1,050
Camber..................................................................................... mt. 0,750
Maximum draft by L.C. on the Pp. AV. ....................mt. 0,850
Maximum draft by L.C. on thePp. AD. .................... mt. 0,930
Mose Agostino Bordero, Timberman and Commander
Deck Cross sections
Il mastro d'ascia Antonio Muzio detto "Tunin Capetta"
This kind of Leudo was mainly used to wine transportation. It could take on board about 200 hectolitres of it, into 25 big barrels located below deck and other smaller put above deck.
Longitudinal Section
Currents Exploiting