List of active Italian Navy ships
This is a list of active Italian Navy ships as of 19 April 2018. The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service,[1] including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started a process of renewal that will see 50 ships retired by 2025 and replaced by 30 multi-mission ships.[2] Ocean going fleet units include: two aircraft carriers, three small 8,000 tonne amphibious transport docks, four air-defence destroyers, four general-purpose frigates, 10 anti-submarine frigates, and eight attack submarines. Patrol and littoral warfare units include one light patrol frigate, 10 offshore patrol vessels and two corvettes. In support of the fleet there are 10 mine countermeasure vessels, 4 coastal patrol boats and a various auxiliary ships.
Submarine fleet
Class | Picture | Type | Boat | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todaro class | Attack submarine | Salvatore Todaro | S 526 | 1,830 tonnes | ||
Scirè | S 527 | |||||
Pietro Venuti | S 528 | |||||
Romeo Romei | S 529 | |||||
Sauro class | Attack submarine | Salvatore Pelosi | S 522 | 1,862 tonnes | ||
Giuliano Prini | S 523 | |||||
Primo Longobardo | S 524 | |||||
Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia | S 525 |
Surface fleet
Aircraft carriers
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aircraft carrier (V/STOL) |
Cavour | 550 | 28,100 tonnes[3] | |||
Aircraft carrier (V/STOL) |
Giuseppe Garibaldi | 551 | 13,850 tonnes | To be replaced ~2022 by 33,000t LHA Trieste[4][5] |
Amphibious warfare
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Giorgio-class | LPD – Landing Platform Dock |
San Giorgio | L 9892 | 8,000 tonnes | Retires 2019[4] Class to be replaced by two 20,000t LPD and one LHA. | |
San Marco | L 9893 | Retires 2020[4] | ||||
San Giusto | L 9894 | Retires 2022[4] |
Major surface combatants
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orizzonte-class | Air-defence destroyer | Andrea Doria | D 553 | 7,050 tonnes | ||
Caio Duilio | D 554 | |||||
Durand de la Penne class | Air-defence destroyer | Luigi Durand de la Penne | D 560 | 5,560 tonnes | Retires 2024 | |
Francesco Mimbelli | D 561 | |||||
Bergamini-class (FREMM) |
General-purpose frigate | Carlo Bergamini | F 590 | 6,700 tonnes | three more to be commissioned | |
Luigi Rizzo | F 595 | |||||
Federico Martinengo | F 596 | |||||
Anti-submarine frigate | Virginio Fasan | F 591 | ||||
Carlo Margottini | F 592 | |||||
Carabiniere | F 593 | |||||
Alpino | F 594 | |||||
Maestrale class | Anti-submarine frigate | Grecale |
F 571 | 3,040 tonnes | Retiring 2015–24[4] being replaced by FREMM. | |
Libeccio | F 572 | |||||
Scirocco | F 573 | |||||
Espero | F 576 | |||||
Zeffiro | F 577 | |||||
Minerva class | Corvette | Chimera | F 556 | 1,285 tonnes |
Patrol
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comandanti class | Offshore patrol vessel | Comandante Cigala Fulgosi | P 490 | 1,520 tonnes | Retiring 2023[4] | |
Comandante Borsini | P 491 | Retiring 2023[4] | ||||
Comandante Bettica | P 492 | Retiring 2025[4] | ||||
Comandante Foscari | P 493 | Retiring 2024[4] | ||||
Sirio class | Offshore patrol vessel | Sirio | P 409 | 1,549 tonnes | Retiring 2025[4] | |
Orione | P 410 | Retiring 2024[4] | ||||
Cassiopea class | Offshore patrol vessel | Cassiopea | P 401 | 1,499 tonnes | Retiring 2022–23;[4] | |
Libra | P 402 | |||||
Spica | P 403 | |||||
Vega | P 404 |
Mine countermeasures
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lerici class | Minehunter | Milazzo | M 5552 | 503 tonnes | Retires 2019[4] | |
Vieste | M 5553 | Retires 2018[4] | ||||
Gaeta-class | Minehunter | Gaeta | M 5554 | 720 tonnes | Retiring 2019–22[4] | |
Termoli | M 5555 | |||||
Alghero | M 5556 | |||||
Numana | M 5557 | |||||
Crotone | M 5558 | |||||
Viareggio | M 5559 | |||||
Chioggia | M 5560 | |||||
Rimini | M 5561 |
Coastal patrol
Class | Picture | Type | Boat | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esploratore class | Coastal patrol boats | Esploratore | P 405 | 188 tonnes | ||
Sentinella | P 406 | |||||
Vedetta | P 407 | |||||
Staffetta | P 408 |
Auxiliary fleet
The Italian Navy keeps in service a number of auxiliary and support ships. These include:[6]
Replenishment ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Etna class | AOR – Replenishment oiler | Etna | A 5326 | 13,400 tonnes | Command & logistics support ship, retires 2025[4] | |
Stromboli class | AOR – Replenishment oiler (small) | Stromboli | A 5327 | 9,100 tonnes | Retiring 2018–20;[4] to be replaced by new LSS (Logistic Support Ship) "Vulcano" in 2019.[7] | |
Vesuvio | A 5329 |
Submarine support and rescue ship
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Submarine rescue ship | Anteo | A 5309 | 3,874 tonnes | Equipped with Deep-submergence rescue vehicle DRASS-Galeazzi SRV-300; Retiring 2020,planned to be replaced by Unità Supporto Subacqueo Polivalente (USSP) |
Diving support ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marino class | Diving support vessel | Mario Marino | Y 498 | 97 tonnes | being replaced by Angelo Cabrini-class | |
Alcide Pedretti | Y 499 |
Electronic support ship
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electronic surveillance ship | Elettra | A 5340 | 3,180 tonnes |
Hydrographic survey vessels
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hydrographic survey vessel | Ammiraglio Magnaghi | A 5303 | 1,744 tonnes | Retiring 2020 [2] planned to be replaced by Unità Idro Oceanografica Maggiore (UIOM) | ||
Ninfe class | hydrographic survey vessel | Aretusa | A 5304 | 415 tonnes | ||
Galatea | A 5308 |
Research and multi-purpose support ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research vessel | Alliance | A 5345 | 2,920 tonnes | under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 1 January 2016; operated for CMRE – La Spezia[8][9] | ||
Coastal Research Vessel | Leonardo | A 5301 | 433 tonnes | under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 2009; operated for CMRE – La Spezia | ||
Rossetti class | Coastal Research Vessel | Raffaele Rossetti | A 5315 | 324 tonnes | ||
Vincenzo Martellotta | A 5320 |
Water tanker ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coastal water tanker | Bormida | A 5359 | 763 tonnes | ex GGS 1011 | ||
Simeto class | Water tanker | Ticino | A 5376 | 2,027 tonnes | ||
Tirso | A 5377 |
Coastal tanker ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panarea class | Coastal oil tanker | Panarea | A 5370 | 863 tonnes | ||
Linosa | A 5371 | |||||
Favignana | A 5372 | |||||
Salina | A 5373 |
Coastal transport ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gorgona class | Coastal Transport ship | Gorgona | A 5347 | 631 / 799,6 tonnes | minelayer capability | |
Tremiti | A 5348 | |||||
Caprera | A 5349 | |||||
Pantelleria | A 5351 | |||||
Lipari | A 5352 | |||||
Capri | A 5353 |
Logistic tender ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ponza class | Coastal Transport ship | Ponza | A 5364 | 685 tonnes | minelayer capability | |
Levanzo | A 5366 | |||||
Tavolara | A 5367 | |||||
Palmaria | A 5368 | |||||
Procida | A 5383 |
Landing craft
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant number |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LCM62 class MTM C828 |
LCM | LCM62 | GIS62 | 76 tonnes | ||
LCM63 | GIS63 | |||||
LCM64 | GIS64 | |||||
LCM65 | GIS65 | |||||
LCM66 | GIS66 | |||||
LCM67 | GIS67 | |||||
LCM68 | GIS68 | |||||
LCM69 | GIS69 | |||||
LCM60 | GIS70 | |||||
MTM217 class | LCM | MTM217 | MEN217 | 65 tonnes | ||
MTM218 | MEN218 | |||||
MTM219 | MEN219 | |||||
MTM220 | MEN220 | |||||
MTM221 | MEN221 | |||||
MTM222 | MEN222 | |||||
MTM227 | MEN227 | |||||
MTM228 | MEN228 | |||||
MTP96 class | LCVP | 20 x MDN94 | MDN94/MDN104 MDN108/MDN109 MDN114/MDN120 |
14 tonnes | commissioned in 1990s years |
Presidential yachts
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Presidential Yacht | Argo | MEN 209 | 65 tonnes | Commissioned in 1971; used as spy ship during cold-war years | ||
Yacht | Sanjir | 261 tonnes | launched in 2006; Commissioned in 2014; on update |
Deep sea tugboats
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ciclope class | Deep sea tugboat | Ciclope | A 5319 | 660 tonnes | ||
Titano | A 5324 | |||||
Polifemo | A 5325 | |||||
Gigante | A 5328 | |||||
Saturno | A 5330 | |||||
Tenace | A 5365 |
Coastal tugboats
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coastal tugboat | Ercole | Y 430 | 540 tonnes | Launched in 2002 by Damen shipyards; Commissioned in 2014 | ||
Porto class | Coastal tugboat | Porto Fossone | Y 415 | 412 tonnes | Portofino (Y 436) and Riva Trigoso (Y 443) decommissioned | |
Porto Torres | Y 416 | |||||
Porto Corsini | Y 417 | |||||
Porto Empedocle | Y 421 | |||||
Porto Pisano | Y 422 | |||||
Porto Conte | Y 423 | |||||
Portoferraio | Y 425 | |||||
Portovenere | Y 426 | |||||
Porto Salvo | Y 428 |
Harbour tugboats
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RP 101 class | Harbour tugboats | RP 101 | Y403 | 85 tonnes | I Batch | |
RP 102 | Y404 | |||||
RP 104 | Y407 | |||||
RP 106 | Y410 | |||||
RP 107 | Y413 | |||||
RP 108 | Y452 | |||||
RP 109 | Y456 | |||||
RP 110 | Y458 | |||||
RP 111 | Y460 | |||||
RP 112 | Y462 | |||||
RP 113 class | Harbour tugboats | RP 113 | Y463 | 120 tonnes | II Batch | |
RP 116 | Y466 | |||||
RP 118 class | Harbour tugboats | RP 118 | Y468 | 85 tonnes | III Batch | |
RP 119 | Y470 | |||||
RP 120 | Y471 | |||||
RP 122 | Y473 | |||||
RP 123 | Y476 | |||||
RP 124 | Y477 | |||||
RP 125 class | Harbour tugboats | RP 125 | Y478 | 76,4 tonnes | IV Batch | |
RP 126 | Y479 | |||||
RP 127 | Y480 | |||||
RP 128 | Y481 | |||||
RP 129 | Y482 | |||||
RP 130 | Y483 | |||||
RP 131 | Y484 | |||||
RP 134 | Y487 | |||||
RP 132 | Y485 | |||||
RP 133 | Y486 |
Harbour water and oil tanker ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GGS 1012 class | Harbour tanker | GGS1012 | GGS 1012 | 500 tonnes | ||
GGS1013 | GGS 1013 | |||||
GGS1014 | GGS 1014 | |||||
GRS/G 1010 | GRS/G 1010 | |||||
GRS/G 1011 | GRS/G 1011 | |||||
GRS/G 1012 | GRS/G 1012 | |||||
GRS/J 1013 | GRS/J 1013 |
Ferry-boat
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ferry-boat | Cheradi | Y402 | 180 tonnes |
Sail training tall ships
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tall ship | Amerigo Vespucci | A 5312 | 4,300 tonnes | launched in February 1931; last heavy update in 2013/2016 | ||
Full rigged ship | Palinuro | A 5311 | 1,341 tonnes | launched in March 1934 |
Sail Training Vessel
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant no. |
Displacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sail Training Vessel | Italia | A 5314 | 404 tonnes | Launched in 1993; commissioned in 2007; length 61 m | ||
Sail Training Vessel | Orsa Maggiore | A 5323 | 80 tonnes | Commissioned in 1995; length 28,3 m | ||
Sail Training Vessel | Caroly | A 5302 | 56 tonnes | launched in 1948; Commissioned in 1982; length 23,66 m | ||
Sail Training Vessel | Capricia | A 5322 | 55 tonnes | launched in 1963; Commissioned in 1993; length 22,5 m | ||
Sail Training Vessel | Stella Polare | A 5313 | 48 tonnes | Launched in 1965; length 21,47 m | ||
Sail Training Vessel | Corsaro II | A 5316 | 47 tonnes | Commissioned in 1961; length 20,9 m |
Sailing Boat Cruise
Floating docks
Class | Picture | Type | Ship | Pennant number |
Lifting capacity |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Floating dock | GO 60 | GO 60 | 1,000 tonns | Launched 17 February 2018 to Megaride dockyards in Napoli; capacity for vessels length 60 m and large 13 m; based to La Spezia | ||
Floating dock | GO 59 | GO 59 | 1,000 tonns | Commissioned 2014 | ||
Floating dock | GO 58 | GO 58 | 2,000 tonnes | Commissioned on 1996 | ||
GO 55 class | Floating dock | GO 55 GO 56 GO 57 |
GO 55 GO 56 GO 57 |
850 tonnes | Commissioned 1995/1996 | |
GO 52 class | Floating dock | GO 52 GO 53 GO 54 |
GO 52 GO 53 GO 54 |
6,000 tonnes | Commissioned 1988/1993 GO53 on 2018 based to Augusta [10] | |
Floating dock | GO 51 | GO 51 | 2,000 tonnes | Commissioned 1971 length 80 m deployed to La Maddalena (Olbia) | ||
GO 22 class | Floating dock | GO 23 | GO 23 | 1,000 tonnes | Commissioned 1935 | |
Floating dock | GO 20 | GO 20 | 1,600 tonnes | Commissioned 1935 | ||
Floating dock | GO 188 | GO 188 | 600 t | Commissioned 1920 | ||
Floating dock | GO 18A | GO18A | 800 tonnes | Commissioned 1920 on 2015 based to Brindisi Naval Station[11] | ||
Floating dock | GO 11 | GO 11 | 2,700 tonnes | Commissioned 1920 | ||
Floating dock | GO 5 | GO 5 | 100 tonnes | Commissioned 1893 | ||
Floating dock | GO 1 | GO 1 | 1,000 tonnes | Commissioned 1942 |
See also
Other maritime organisations of Italy:
- List of Guardia di Finanza vessels
- List of Italian Coast Guard vessels
References
- ↑ http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/traffico_mercantile/Documents/SMM2_04_10_2016.pdf
- ↑ Peruzzi, Luca (13 April 2015). "Italian Navy anticipates key contracts in fleet renewal process". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Fincantieri - Classe Cavour". fincantieri.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Piano di dismissioni delle Unità Navali entro il 2025" [Plan for decomissioning of Naval Units up to 2025] (PDF). Marina Militare. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ecco la nuova ammiraglia da 1100 milioni" [Here is the new 100 million flagship]. L'espresso (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "Flotta e mezzi – Navi" (in Italian). Marina Militare. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Kington, Tom (7 May 2015). "Italian Ship Production Deal Signed". Defense News. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ New operating model for CMRE research vessels, www.cmre.nato.int
- ↑ http://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/13326/1458674356.jpg
- ↑ "Nuovi traguardi produttivi per l'Arsenale militare di Augusta. Ripartono le manutenzioni dei sommergibili". marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "La Marina concede in uso ai privati il bacino di carenaggio. Nasce un indotto".
External links
- (in Italian) Italian Navy ships (marina.difesa.it)
- (in Italian) Italian Navy submarines (marina.difesa.it)
- (in Italian) Italian Navy aircraft (marina.difesa.it)
- (in Italian) Italian Navy new projects (marina.difesa.it)