List of active Italian Navy ships
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 | |
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.
- Aragosta class
- Astice (A 5379)
- Mitilo (A 5380)
- Murena (A 5305)
- Porpora (A 5382)
- Sail training yachts
- Artica II
- Chaplin
- Sagittario
- Caroly (A 5302)
- Stella Polare (A 5313)
- Italia (A 5314)
- Corsaro II (A 5316)
- Capricia (A 5322)
- Orsa Maggiore (A 5323)
- Sail training tall ships
- Amerigo Vespucci (A 5312)
- Palinuro (A 5311)
Other auxiliary ships
- Landing craft
- 9 × MTM 217 class
- 5 × LCM class
- 20 × MTP 96 class
- Electronic support ship
- Elettra (A 5340)
- Research and multi-purpose support ships
- Leonardo (A 5301)
- Rossetti class
- Raffaele Rossetti (A 5315)
- Vincenzo Martellotta (A 5320)
- Alliance (A 5345)[6][7]
- Hydrographic survey vessels
- Magnaghi (A 5303) Retires in 2020[2] planned to be replaced by Unità Idro Oceanografica Maggiore (UIOM), Euro 250 millions project for a polyvalent, hydrographic polar vessel.
- Ninfe class
- Submarine support and rescue ship
- Anteo (A 5309); to be retired in 2020,[2] planned to be replaced by Unità multiruolo di Supporto Subacqueo Polivalente (USSP).
- Diving support vessels
- Mario Marino (Y 498)
- Alcide Pedretti (Y 499)
- Coastal transport ships
- Gorgona class
- Gorgona (A 5347)
- Tremiti (A 5348)
- Caprera (A 5349)
- Pantelleria (A 5351)
- Lipari (A 5352)
- Capri (A 5353)
- Logistic tender ships
- Ponza class
- Ponza (A 5364)
- Levanzo (A 5366)
- Tavolara (A 5367)
- Palmaria (A 5368)
- Procida (A 5383)
- Coastal tankers
- Panarea class
- Panarea (A 5370)
- Linosa (A 5371)
- Favignana (A 5372)
- Salina (A 5373)
- Coastal water tankers
- Ticino class
- Ticino (A 5376)
- Tirso (A 5377)
- Bormida (A 5359)
- Ocean tugboats
- Ciclope class
- Titano (A 5324)
- Polifemo (A 5325)
- Saturno (A 5330)
- Atlante (A 5317)
- Coastal tugboats
- Porto class
- Porto Fossone (Y 415)
- 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)
- Ischia class
- Portofino (Y 436)
- Riva Trigoso (Y 443)
- Harbour tugboats
- 32 × RP class
See also
References
- ↑ Peruzzi, Luca (13 April 2015). "Italian Navy anticipates key contracts in fleet renewal process". IHS Jane's Navy International.
- 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.
- ↑ "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". cmre.nato.int. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/13326/1458674356.jpg
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