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 Mmi S527.jpg Attack submarine Salvatore Todaro S 526 1,830 tonnes 2 more to be commissioned

Scirè

 S 527
Sauro class Sauro class.jpg 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
Cavour (550) - Civitavecchia harbour, Italy - June 2011.jpg Aircraft carrier
(V/STOL)		 Cavour 550 27,910 tonnes
ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551).jpg 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 San Giorgio L9892.jpg 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 Nave Caio Duilio.jpg Air-defence destroyer Andrea Doria D 553 7,050 tonnes
Caio Duilio D 554
Durand de la Penne class Durand de la Penne D560.jpg 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)		 Carlo Margottini (F 592) 05.JPG 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 Maestrale-Class MAESTRALE (F 570).jpg 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)		 MM Sagittario Distant Drum 1983.jpg 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 Urania F552.jpg 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 200px 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 Mmi P409.jpg Offshore patrol vessel Sirio P 409 1,580 tonnes Retiring 2025[2]
Orione P 410 Retiring 2024[2]
Cassiopea class Spica P403.jpg 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 Vieste M5553.jpg Minehunter Milazzo M 5552 503 tonnes Retires 2019[2]
Vieste M 5553 Retires 2018[2]
Gaeta-class MM Crotone M5558.jpg 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 Vedetta (P 407).jpg 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
AOR Etna.jpg Replenishment oiler (small) Etna A 5326 13,400 tonnes Command & logistics support ship, retires 2025[2]
Stromboli class Nave da rifornimento Vesuvio A 5329.jpg 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

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
    • Aretusa (A 5304) Retires in 2024[2]
    • Galatea (A 5308) Retires in 2023[2]
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
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
Harbour tugboats

See also

References

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