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 62 ships in commission (excluding minor auxiliary vessels). 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

Submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Submarines (6 in Service)
Type 212 Attack submarine Salvatore Todaro (S526)
Scirè (S527)		 1,830 tonnes 2 more to be commissioned, to replace the 2 older Sauro class.
Sauro class Attack submarine Salvatore Pelosi (S522)
Giuliano Prini (S523)
Primo Longobardo (S524)
Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S525)		 1,862 tonnes

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Aircraft carriers (2 in Service)
Aircraft carrier
(V/STOL)		 Cavour (550) 27,910 tonnes
Aircraft carrier
(V/STOL)		 Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) 13,850 tonnes

Amphibious warfare ships

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Amphibious warfare ships (3 in Service)
San Giorgio-class Amphibious transport dock
(Small)		 San Giorgio (L9892)
San Marco (L9893)
San Giusto (L9894)		 8,000 tonnes

Frigates and destroyers

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Frigates and destroyers (19 in Service)
Orizzonte-class Destroyer Andrea Doria (D553)
Caio Duilio (D554)		 7,050 tonnes
Durand de la Penne class Destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560)
Francesco Mimbelli (D561)		 5,400 tonnes To be replaced by 2 "Full Version" Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (PPA).
Bergamini-class Frigate Carlo Bergamini (F590)
Virginio Fasan (F591)
Carlo Margottini (F592)
Carabiniere (F593)		 6,700 tonnes 6 more to be commissioned.
Maestrale class Frigate Maestrale (F570)
Grecale (F571)
Libeccio (F572)
Scirocco (F573)
Aliseo (F574)
Euro (F575)
Espero (F576)
Zeffiro (F577)		 3,100 tonnes Being replaced by FREMM.
Lupo class Frigate Aviere (F583)
Bersagliere (F584)
Granatiere (F585)		 2,986 tonnes Being replaced by FREMM.

Offshore patrol vessels and corvettes

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Offshore patrol vessels and corvettes (15 in Service)
Comandanti class Offshore patrol vessel Comandante Cigala Fulgosi (P490)
Comandante Borsini (P491)
Comandante Bettica (P492)
Comandante Foscari (P493)		 1,512 tonnes Expected to eventually be replaced by 4 "Light Version" Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (PPA).
Sirio class Offshore patrol vessel Sirio (P409)
Orione (P410)		 1,580 tonnes Expected to eventually be replaced by 2 "Light Version" Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (PPA).
Cassiopea class Offshore patrol vessel Cassiopea (P401)
Libra (P402)
Spica (P403)
Vega (P404)		 1,400 tonnes May be replaced by 4 optional "Light Version" Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (PPA).
Minerva class Corvette Urania (F552)
Sfinge (F554)
Driade (F555)
Chimera (F556)
Fenice (F557)		 1,285 tonnes To be replaced by 4 "Light Version" Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (PPA).

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Mine countermeasure vessels (10 in Service)
Gaeta-class Minehunter Gaeta (M5554)
Termoli (M5555)
Alghero (M5556)
Numana (M5557)
Crotone (M5558)
Viareggio (M5559)
Chioggia (M5560)
Rimini (M5561)		 720 tonnes
Lerici class Minehunter Milazzo (M5552)
Vieste (M5553)		 503 tonnes

Coastal patrol boats

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Coastal patrol boats (4 in Service)
Esploratore class Coastal patrol boats Esploratore (P405)
Sentinella (P406)
Vedetta (P407)
Staffetta (P408)		 188 tonnes Will be decommissioned.

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Replenishment ships (3 in Service)
Replenishment oiler (small) Etna (A5326) 13,400 tonnes Command & logistics support ship
Stromboli class Replenishment oiler (small) Stromboli (A5327)
Vesuvio (A5329)		 8,700 tonnes Stromboli-class planned to be replaced by project “LSS” in 2016[1]

Other auxiliary vessels

The Italian Navy also keeps in service various auxiliary support ships. These include:[2]

Small oil tankers

Electronic surveillance & support ship

Research & multi-purpose support ships

Hydrographic survey vessels

Forward rescue & repair ship

Diving support vessels

Landing craft

Training vessels

Coastal transport ships

Water cistern ships

Materials transport ships

Tugs

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Braghieri, Marco (12 April 2012). "Che cosa perderà la Marina Militare da qui al 2016" (in Italian). Linkiesta. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Flotta e mezzi - Navi" (in Italian). Italian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

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