List of Italian Navy ships - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of the vessels in the Italian Navy

Italian Navy

Italian Navy may refer to:* Pre-unitarian navies of the Italian states* Regia Marina, the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy * Italian Navy , the navy of the Italian Republic...

Fleet composition (2010)

Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...

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CVH Cavour (550). 244 m, 27,100 - 30,000 tons.
CVS
Anti-submarine warfare carrier
An ASW carrier is a type of small aircraft carrier whose primary role is to hunt and destroy submarines...

Giuseppe Garibaldi (551). 180.2 m, 13,830 tons.

Amphibious transport dock

An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform/dock , is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship...

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LPS
LPS
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San Giorgio class
San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock
Three San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock were built by Fincantieri for the Marina Militare Italiana. These ships can lift a battalion of troops, and up to 36 armoured vehicles. The stern floodable dock can accommodate three landing craft and the flight deck has three landing spots. San...
- San Giorgio (L9892). 133.3 m, 7,760 tons.
- San Marco (L9893). 133.3 m, 7,760 tons.
- San Giusto (L9894). 133.3 m, 8,000 tons.

Guided missile destroyer

A guided missile destroyer is a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. In the U.S...

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Orizzonte class 152.87 m, 7,050 tons
- Andrea Doria (D553)
  Italian destroyer Andrea Doria (D 553)
  Andrea Doria is a destroyer of the Italian Navy. She and her sister Caio Duilio form the Doria class; in turn these two ships, and the French vessels Forbin and Chevalier Paul, belong to Horizon class....
- Caio Duilio (D554)
  Italian destroyer Caio Duilio (D554)
  Caio Duilio is a destroyer of the Italian Navy. She and her sister Andrea Doria form the Doria class; in turn these two ships, and the French vessels Forbin and Chevalier Paul, belong to Horizon class....
Durand de la Penne class
Durand de la Penne class destroyer
The Durand de la Penne class destroyers are two guided missile destroyers operated by the Marina Militare, the Italian navy. The design is an updated version of the Audace class destroyers but these ships are larger, have CODOG machinery and modern sensors...

147.7 m, 5,400 tons
- Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560)
- Francesco Mimbelli (D561)

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

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Maestrale class
Maestrale class frigate
The Maestrale class is a class of frigate in the Marina Militare . The class is composed of eight vessels, all of which were built by Fincantieri S.p. A, Riva Trigoso, except for Grecale, which was built by Fincantieri S.p.A...

122.7 m, 3,040 tons
- Maestrale (F570)
- Grecale (F571)
- Libeccio (F572)
- Scirocco (F573)
- Aliseo (F574)
- Euro (F575)
- Espero (F576)
- Zeffiro (F577)

Light Patrol
Patrol
A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as police officers or soldiers, that are assigned to monitor a specific geographic area.- Military :...

Frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

s (4) 113.5 m, 2,525 tons

Artigliere class
Lupo class frigate
The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti for the Italian Navy. Designed as multipurpose warships with emphasis on anti-surface warfare , they have enjoyed some success in the export market, being acquired by the navies of Peru and Venezuela...
- Artigliere (F 582)
- Aviere (F 583)
- Bersagliere (F 584)
- Granatiere (F 585)

Corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

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Minerva class
Minerva class corvette
The Minerva class is a series of corvettes of the Italian Marina Militare.They were built in two series of four units in the 1980s and 1990s. The ships have fairly good speed and armament, including a 76mm general-purpose gun, but, due to their emphasis on anti-submarine warfare, they lack...

87 m, 1,285 tons
- Minerva (F 551)
- Danaide (F 553)
- Urania (F 552)
- Sfinge (F 554)
- Driade (F 555)
- Chimera (F 556)
- Fenice (F 557)
- Sibilla (F 558)

OPV & Patrol boats
Patrol boat
A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties.There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments...

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Cassiopea class
Cassiopea class patrol vessel
The Cassiopea class is a heavy series of four patrol boats of the Italian Marina Militare.They were built in the late 1980s on civilian standards. They are designed for patrol in safe areas....

79.8 m, 1,475 tons
- Cassiopea (P 401)
- Libra (P 402)
- Spica (P 403)
- Vega (P 404)

Esploratore class 32.16 m, 164.5 tons
- Esploratore (P 405)
- Sentinella (P 406)
- Vedetta (P 407)
- Staffetta (P 408)

Cassiopea 2 class 88.6 m, 1,518 tons
- Sirio (P 409)
- Orione (P 410)

Comandanti class 88.6 m, 1,512 tons
- Comandante Cigala Fulgosi (P 490)
- Comandante Borsini (P 491)
- Comandante Bettica (P 492)
- Comandante Foscari (P 493)

Mine Counter-Measure Vessels
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

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Lerici class
Lerici class minehunter
The Lerici class is a class of minehunters constructed by Intermarine SpA and owned and operated by the Marina Militare, the Italian Navy...

- 1st series 49.9 m, 503 tons
- Lerici (M 5550)
- Sapri (M 5551)
- Milazzo (M 5552)
- Vieste (M 5553)
Lerici class – 2nd series 52.5 m, 672 tons
- Gaeta (M 5554)
- Termoli (M 5555)
- Alghero (M 5556)
- Numana (M 5557)
- Crotone (M 5558)
- Viareggio (M 5559)
- Chioggia (M 5560)
- Rimini (M 5561)

Submarines (6)

Todaro class
Type 212 submarine
The German Type 212 class, also Italian Todaro class, is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and Fincantieri S.p.a. for the German and Italian Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using...

55.9 m, 1,830 tons
- Salvatore Todaro (S 526)
- Sciré (S 527)
Sauro IV class
Sauro class submarine
The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Italian Navy. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:* Nazario Sauro class :...

66.36 m, 1,862 tons
- Primo Longobardo (S 524)
- Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S 525)
Sauro III class
Sauro class submarine
The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Italian Navy. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:* Nazario Sauro class :...

64.6 m, 1,662 tons
- Salvatore Pelosi (S 522)
- Giuliano Prini (S 523)

Auxiliaries (132)

Squadron Replenishment Ships
- Etna (A 5326 146 m, 13,400 tons
- Stromboli (A 5327) 129 m, 8,700 tons
- Vesuvio (A 5329) 129 m, 8,700 tons

Gasoline Tankers
- Panarea (A 5370) 47.3 m, 862 tons
- Linosa (A 5371) 47.3 m, 862 tons
- Favignana (A 5372) 47.3 m, 862 tons
- Salina (A 5373) 47.3 m, 862 tons

Water Transports
- Ticino (A 5376) 68.3 m, 1,968 tons
- Tirso (A 5377) 68.3 m, 1,968 tons

Vehicle Transport Ships
- Gorgona class 56.7 m, 700 tons
  - Gorgona (A 5347)
  - Tremiti (A 5348)
  - Caprera (A 5349)
  - Pantelleria (A 5351)
  - Lipari (A 5352)
  - Capri (A 5353)

Weapons Test Ships
- Raffaele Rossetti (A 5315) 44.6 m, 330 tons
- Vincenzo Martellotta (A 5320) 44.6 m, 330 tons
- CARABINIERE (F 581) 113.3 m, 2,600 tons

Training ships
School ship
A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is especially used for ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house classrooms....
- Palinuro (A 5311) 69 m, 1,341 tons
- Amerigo Vespucci
  Amerigo Vespucci (ship)
  The Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship of the Marina Militare, named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Its home port is Livorno, Italy; It is still in use as a school ship....
  
  (A 5312) 82.4 m, 4,146 tons
- Stella Polare (A 5313) 20 m, 47 tons
- Corsaro II (A 5316) 20.9 m, 47 tons
- Italia 61 m, 47 tons
- Orsa Maggiore (A 5323) 28 m, 79.3 tons
- CAPRICIA 22.5 m, 49.9 tons
- CAROLY (A 5302) 23.7 m, 60 tons

UNITA 'HYDRO-COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY
- Nymphs Class 39.21 m, 414.8 tons
  - ARETUSA (A 5304):
  - GALATEA (A 5308):

HYDROGRAPHIC SHIPS AND OCEANOGRAPHY
- Magnaghi Class 82.7 m, 1,744 tons
  - MAGNAGHI (A 5303)

Landing craft
Landing craft
Landing craft are boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII...

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- units support rangers Class 25.8 m, 97 tons
  - MARIO MARINO (Y 498)
  - ALCIDE PEDRETTI (Y499)
- craft class MTM 217 18.5 m, 65 tons
  - MEN 217
  - MEN 218
  - MEN 219
  - MEN 220
  - MEN 221
  - MEN 222
  - MEN 227
  - MEN 228
  - MEN 552
- craft class LCM 17.1 m, 56 tons
  - MTM 544
  - MTM 545
  - MTM 547
  - MTM 548
  - MTM 549
- craft class MTP 96 13.1 m, 14 tons
  - MDM 94
  - MDM 95
  - MDM 96
  - MDM 97
  - MDM 98
  - MDM 99
  - MDM 101
  - MDM 102
  - MDM 103
  - MDM 104
  - MDM 108
  - MDM 109
  - MDM 114
  - MDM 115
  - MDM 116
  - MDM 117
  - MDM 118
  - MDM 119
  - MDM 120

floating docks (19)

- GO 58 2,000 tons
- GO 55 850 tons
- GO 56 850 tons
- GO 57 850 tons
- GO 52 6,000 tons
- GO 53 6,000 tons
- GO 54 6,000 tons
- GO 51 2,000 tons
- GO 22 1,000 tons
- GO 23 1,000 tons
- GO 20 1,600 tons
- GO 188 600 tons
- GO 18A 800 tons
- GO 17 500 tons
- GO 11 2,700 tons
- GO 10 2,000 tons
- GO 8 3,800 tons
- GO 5 100 tons
- GO A 1,000 tons

Tugs
TUGS
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- Offshore Class Cyclops 38.9 m, 660 tons
  - CICLOPE A 5319
  - TITANO A 5324
  - POLIFEMO A 5325
  - GIGANTE A 5328
  - SATURNO A 5330
  - TENACE A 5365
- Offshore Class Atlas 39 m, 750 tons
  - ATLANTE A 5317
  - PROMETEO A 5318
- coastal class Porto 32.4 m, 412 tons
  - PORTO FOSSONE Y 413
  - 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
- Coastal class Ischia 27.3 m, 297 tons
  - PORTO D'ISCHIA Y 436
  - RIVA TRIGOSO Y 443
- port class RP 19.8 m, 120 tons (32 Units)

RP 101 - 102 Y 403 - 404; RP 103÷ 105 Y 406 ÷ 408; RP 106 - 107 Y 410 - 413; RP 108 - 109 Y 452 - 456; RP 110 - 111 Y 458 - 460; RP 112 ÷ 116 Y 462 ÷ 466; RP 118 Y 468; RP 119 ÷ 121 Y 470 ÷ 472; RP 122 - 123 Y 473 - 476; RP 124 ÷ 126 Y 477 ÷ 479; RP 127 ÷ 134 Y 480 ÷ 487.

SHIPS LIGHTING SERVICE

class Ponza 58 m, 584 tons
- - PONZA A 5364
  - LEVANZO A 5366
  - TAVOLARA A 5367
  - PALMARIA A 5368
  - PROCIDA A 5383

Other (2)
- Anteo (A 5309): Submarine Rescue and Salvage Ship 98.4 m, 3,500 tons
- Elettra (A 5340): Electronic Warfare Ship 93 m, 2,960 tons

Under Construction (2010)

Rinascimento
FREMM multipurpose frigate
The FREMM Multipurpose Frigate is a ship designed by DCNS/Armaris and Fincantieri to operate in anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and be capable of carrying out deep strikes against land targets.The French Navy plans to operate eleven FREMM frigates, and the Marina...

(FREMM) class frigate: 6 vessels (10 planned), to replace Maestrale class
Maestrale class frigate
The Maestrale class is a class of frigate in the Marina Militare . The class is composed of eight vessels, all of which were built by Fincantieri S.p. A, Riva Trigoso, except for Grecale, which was built by Fincantieri S.p.A...

and Lupo frigates.
2 Type 212 submarines

Planned (2010)

The Italian navy has received the go-ahead to procure two 20,000-ton 190 meters (623 ft.) long amphibious assault ships (LHDs), with the possibility of a third ship, configured with extensive aviation facilities (LHA)
2 improved Etna squadron replenishment ships to replace Stromboli and Vesuvio
1 Logistic and command ship for minehunters
1 Logistic, rescue and command ship for submarines

Decommissioned Ships

Cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi (1957–1971): 1 vessel
Impetuoso class destroyer
Impetuoso class destroyer
The Impetuoso class were the first post war destroyers built for the Italian Navy. The hull design was based on the uncompleted Comandante class destroyers but American equipment was used. A scheme to install guided missiles during a modernisation programme was proposed but not carried out...

s (1957–1983): 2 vessels
Andrea Doria class cruiser
Andrea Doria class cruiser
The Andrea Doria was a class of helicopter cruisers of the Marina Militare. They were Italy's first major new designs of the post–World War II era. These ships were primarily designed for ASW tasks.-History:...

s (1964–1991): 2 vessels
Impavido class destroyer
Impavido class destroyer
The Impavido class were the second group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy after World War II and the first Italian Guided Missile destroyers.Similar in performance to the American Charles F...

s (1963–1992): 2 vessels
Lupo class frigate
Lupo class frigate
The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti for the Italian Navy. Designed as multipurpose warships with emphasis on anti-surface warfare , they have enjoyed some success in the export market, being acquired by the navies of Peru and Venezuela...

s (1977–2001): 4 vessels - sold to the Peruvian Navy
Peruvian Navy
The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral...
Vittorio Veneto Cruiser
Italian cruiser Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto is a helicopter cruiser that served with the Italian Marina Militare, the Italian navy. Originally it was intended to be a class of two ships specifically designed for anti-submarine warfare , but only Vittorio Veneto entered into service in 1969, its sister ship Italia being...

(1969–2003): 1 vessel
Audace class destroyer
Audace class destroyer
The Audace class destroyers were two guided missile destroyers built for the Italian Navy during the Cold War. An improvement of the Impavido class, these ships were designed for area air defence and also had a heavy gun armament...

s (1972–2006): 2 vessels
Gato class submarine
Gato class submarine
The United States Navy Gato class submarine formed the core of the submarine service that was largely responsible for the destruction of the Japanese merchant marine and a large portion of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II...

s:Leonardo da Vinci (S510)
USS Dace (SS-247)
, a Gato class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for any of several small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family....

, Enrico Tazzoli (S511)
USS Barb (SS-220)
, a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barbus.Her keel was laid down on 7 June 1941 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 2 April 1942 , and commissioned on 8 July 1942, Lieutenant Commander John R...
Balao class submarine
Balao class submarine
The Balao class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal differences...

s: Alfredo Cappellini (S507)
USS Capitaine (SS-336)
USS Capitaine , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the capitaine, a brilliantly colored fish inhabiting waters of the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Panama....

, Evangelista Torricelli (S512)
USS Lizardfish (SS-373)
USS Lizardfish , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the lizardfish, a slender marine fish having a scaly lizardlike head and large mouth....

, Francesco Morosini (S508)
USS Besugo (SS-321)
USS Besugo , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the besugo, a fish of the porgie family....
Tench class submarine
Tench class submarine
Tench-class submarines were a type of submarine built for the United States Navy between 1944 and 1951. They were an evolutionary improvement over the Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly improved internal layout...

s: Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S502)
USS Volador (SS-490)
USS Volador , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the volador. The contract to build her was awarded to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and her keel was laid down on 15 June 1945, but work on her construction was discontinued in January 1946...

, Primo Longobardo (S501)
USS Pickerel (SS-524)
USS Pickerel , a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for a young or small pike. The contract to build her was awarded to the Boston Naval Shipyard and her keel was laid down on 8 February 1944. She was launched without a christening ceremony on 15...
Tang class submarine
Tang class submarine
The Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program , which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design...

s: Livio Piomarta (S515), Romeo Romei (S516)
USS Harder (SS-568)
USS Harder , a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the harder, a fish of the mullet family found off South Africa....
Toti class submarine
Toti class submarine
The Toti class were submarines built for the Italian Navy in the 1960s. They were the first submarines designed and built in Italy since World War II. These boats were small and designed as "hunter killer" anti-submarine submarines...

s: Attilio Bagnolini (S505), Enrico Toti (S506), Enrico Dandolo (S513), Lazaro Mocenigo (S514)
Sauro class submarine
Sauro class submarine
The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Italian Navy. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:* Nazario Sauro class :...

s: Sauro (S518), Di Cossato (S519), Marconi (S521)

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