Italian Navy – Auxiliaries and Other Ships

Auxiliaries and Other Ships

Return to Corvettes and Patrol Ships

Electronic Surveillance Ship (SIGINT)

Elettra A-5340 (2003) LOA 307′ TDISP 3,180 tons

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Elettra at La Spezia, n.d. Credit: Jorge Guerra Moreno /CC BY-SA

Elettra A-5340 La Spezia

Submarine Rescue

Anteo A-5309 (1980) LOA 323′ TDISP 3,875 tonsAnteo A-5309 La Spezia 2017

Replenishment and Resupply

Vulcano A5335 Logistics Support Ship (building at Fincantieri, La Spezia, projected to commission late 2020) LOA 633′ TDISP 27,200 tonsVulcano A5335 La Spezia building AOR 2018Vulcano BOW A5335 La Spezia building AOR 2017

Etna A-5326 (1998) LOA 479′ TDISP 13,400 tons

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Etna A-5326 near Cartagena, 2011. Credit: Diego Quevedo Carmona / CC BY-SA 

Etna A-5326 Taranto 2015

Stromboli class AOR LOA 423′ TDISP 9,100 tons (2 active)

Vesuvio (1978) A-5329Vesuvio A-5329 La Spezia

Hydrographic Survey

Ammiraglio Magnaghi A-5303 (1975) LOA 271′ TDISP 1,700 tonsAmmiraglio Magnaghi A-5303 La Spezia

Sail Training Ships

Amerigo Vespucci (1930) LOA 330 TDISP 4,000 tons

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Amerigo Vespucci at Bremerhaven, 2010 Credit: Tvabutzku1234 / Public domain

Amerigo Vespucci TS La Spezia 2016