List of active Italian Navy ships

Naval ensign of Italy.

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

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.
Sauro class Attack submarine Salvatore Pelosi (S522)
Giuliano Prini (S523)
Primo Longobardo (S524)
Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S525)		 1,862 tonnes Will retire 2018-22[2]

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 To be replaced around 2022.[3][4][2]

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 Retires 2019
Retires 2020
Retires 2022[2]

Surface combatants

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Destroyers (4 in Service)
Orizzonte-class Air-defence destroyer Andrea Doria (D553)
Caio Duilio (D554)		 7,050 tonnes
Durand de la Penne class Air-defence destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560)
Francesco Mimbelli (D561)		 5,400 tonnes Penne retires 2024;[2]
Frigates (13 in Service)
Bergamini-class
(FREMM)		 General-purpose frigate[5]
Anti-submarine frigate


 Carlo Bergamini (F590)
Virginio Fasan (F591)
Carlo Margottini (F592)
Carabiniere (F593)		 6,700 tonnes Six more to be commissioned.
Maestrale class Anti-submarine frigate Grecale (F571)
Libeccio (F572)
Scirocco (F573)
Aliseo (F574)
Euro (F575)
Espero (F576)
Zeffiro (F577)		 3,100 tonnes Retiring 2015-24;[2] being replaced by FREMM.
Lupo class
(aka Soldati class)		 Light patrol frigate Aviere (F583)
Bersagliere (F584)
 2,986 tonnes Retiring 2016-18;[2]
Corvettes (5 in Service)
Minerva class Corvette Urania (F552)
Sfinge (F554)
Driade (F555)
Chimera (F556)
Fenice (F557)		 1,285 tonnes Retiring 2016-17;[2]

Offshore patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Offshore patrol vessels (10 in Service)
Comandanti class Offshore patrol vessel Comandante Cigala Fulgosi (P490)
Comandante Borsini (P491)
Comandante Bettica (P492)
Comandante Foscari (P493)		 1,512 tonnes Retiring 2023
Retiring 2023
Retiring 2025
Retiring 2024[2]
Sirio class Offshore patrol vessel Sirio (P409)
Orione (P410)		 1,580 tonnes Retiring 2025
Retiring 2024[2]
Cassiopea class Offshore patrol vessel Cassiopea (P401)
Libra (P402)
Spica (P403)
Vega (P404)		 1,400 tonnes Retiring 2022-3;[2]

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 Retire 2019-22[2]
Lerici class Minehunter Milazzo (M5552)
Vieste (M5553)		 503 tonnes Retires 2019
Retires 2018[2]

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

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, retires 2025.[2]
Stromboli class Replenishment oiler (small) Stromboli (A5327)
Vesuvio (A5329)		 8,700 tonnes Retire 2018 & 2020;[2] planned to be replaced by new Logistic Support Ship (LSS) in 2019.[6]

Other auxiliary vessels

The Italian Navy also keeps in service various auxiliary support ships. These include:[7]

Small oil tankers

Electronic surveillance & support ship

Research & multi-purpose support ships

Hydrographic survey vessels

Forward rescue & repair ship

Diving support vessels

Landing craft

Navigation training vessels 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.

Coastal transport ships

Water cistern ships

Materials transport ships

Tugs

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 "Plan for decomissioning naval units until 2025" (PDF). Italian Navy. 27 April 2025. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ The FREMM is classified as both a destroyer or a frigate by its various operators.
  6. ↑ Kington, Tom (7 May 2015). "Italian Ship Production Deal Signed". Defense News. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Flotta e mezzi - Navi" (in Italian). Italian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.cmre.nato.int/news-room/blog-news-archive/42-rokstories/329-new-operating-model-for-cmre-research-vessels

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