List of active Italian Navy ships

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List of active Italian Navy ships is a list of ships in active service with the Italian Navy. As of 2015 the navy maintains approximately 180 ships in service, 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.[1] Ocean going fleet units include: two aircraft carriers, three small 8,000 tonne amphibious transport docks, four destroyers, 14 frigates and six attack submarines. Patrol and littoral warfare units include: 10 offshore patrol vessels and 5 corvettes. In support of the fleet there are 10 mine countermeasure vessels, 4 coastal patrol boats and a varied fleet of auxiliary ships.

Submarine fleet

Class Picture Type Boat Pennant
no.		 Displacement Notes
Type 212 Attack submarine Salvatore Todaro S 526 1,830 tonnes 2 more to be commissioned

Scirè

 S 527
Sauro class Attack submarine Salvatore Pelosi S 522 1,862 tonnes Will retire 2018–22[2]
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 27,910 tonnes
Aircraft carrier
(V/STOL)		 Giuseppe Garibaldi 551 13,850 tonnes To be replaced around 2022 by "Trieste" [2][3]

Amphibious warfare ships

Class Picture Type Ship Pennant
no.		 Displacement Notes
San Giorgio-class Amphibious transport dock
(Small)		 San Giorgio L 9892 8,000 tonnes Retires 2019[2]
San Marco L 9893 Retires 2020[2]
San Giusto L 9894 Retires 2022[2]

Destroyers

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 5,400 tonnes Retires 2024[2]
Francesco Mimbelli D 561

Frigates

Class Picture Type Ship Pennant
no.		 Displacement Notes
Bergamini-class
(FREMM)		 General-purpose frigate Carlo Bergamini F 590 6,700 tonnes Six more to be commissioned
Anti-submarine frigate Virginio Fasan F 591
Carlo Margottini F 592
Carabiniere F 593
Maestrale class Anti-submarine frigate Grecale
 F 571 3,100 tonnes Retiring 2015-24[2] being replaced by FREMM.
Libeccio F 572
Scirocco F 573
Aliseo F 574
Euro F 575
Espero F 576
Zeffiro F 577
Lupo class
(aka Soldati class)		 Light patrol frigate Aviere F 583 2,986 tonnes Retiring 2016–18[2] being replaced by PPA
Bersagliere F 584

Corvettes

Class Picture Type Ship Pennant
no.		 Displacement Notes
Minerva class Corvette Sfinge F 554 1,285 tonnes Retiring 2016–17[2] being replaced by PPA
Driade F 555
Chimera F 556
Fenice F 557

Offshore patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ship Pennant
no.		 Displacement Note
Comandanti class Offshore patrol vessel Comandante Cigala Fulgosi P 490 1,512 tonnes Retiring 2023[2]
Comandante Borsini P 491 Retiring 2023[2]
Comandante Bettica P 492 Retiring 2025[2]
Comandante Foscari P 493 Retiring 2024[2]
Sirio class Offshore patrol vessel Sirio P 409 1,580 tonnes Retiring 2025[2]
Orione P 410 Retiring 2024[2]
Cassiopea class Offshore patrol vessel Cassiopea P 401 1,499 tonnes Retiring 2022–23;[2]
Libra P 402
Spica P 403
Vega P 404

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type Ship Pennant
no.		 Displacement Notes
Lerici class Minehunter Milazzo M 5552 503 tonnes Retires 2019[2]
Vieste M 5553 Retires 2018[2]
Gaeta-class Minehunter Gaeta M 5554 720 tonnes Retiring 2019–22[2]
Termoli M 5555
Alghero M 5556
Numana M 5557
Crotone M 5558
Viareggio M 5559
Chioggia M 5560
Rimini M 5561

Coastal patrol boats

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:[4]

Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ship Pennant
no.		 Displacement Notes
Replenishment oiler (small) Etna A 5326 13,400 tonnes Command & logistics support ship, retires 2025[2]
Stromboli class Replenishment oiler (small) Stromboli A 5327 8,700 tonnes Retiring 2018–20;[2] to be replaced by new Logistic Support Ship "Vulcano" in 2019.[5]
Vesuvio A 5329

Training ships

Some of the 1950s MSI-58 Aragosta-class minesweepers were converted to cadet training ships in 1985, Astice, Mitilo, Murena and Porpora were scheduled to be decommissioned at the end of June 2015.

Sail training yachts
Sail training tall ships

Other auxiliary ships

Landing craft
Electronic support ship
Research and multi-purpose support ships
Hydrographic survey vessels
Submarine support and rescue ship
Diving support vessels
Coastal transport ships
Logistic tender ships
Coastal tankers
Coastal water tankers
Ocean tugboats
Coastal tugboats
Harbour tugboats

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peruzzi, Luca (13 April 2015). "Italian Navy anticipates key contracts in fleet renewal process". IHS Jane's Navy International.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Flotta e mezzi - Navi" (in Italian). Marina Militare. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Kington, Tom (7 May 2015). "Italian Ship Production Deal Signed". Defense News. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "New operating model for CMRE research vessels". cmre.nato.int. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/13326/1458674356.jpg

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