List of active Italian Navy ships

This is a list of active Italian Navy ships. The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service,^[1] 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.^[2] Ocean going fleet units include: 2 light aircraft carriers, 3 small 8,000 tonnes amphibious transport docks, 4 air-defence destroyers, 4 general-purpose frigates, 8 anti-submarine frigates, and 8 attack submarines. Patrol and littoral warfare units include one light patrol frigate, 10 offshore patrol vessels and two corvettes. In support of the fleet there are 10 mine countermeasure vessels, 6 coastal patrol boats/special forces patrol boats and a various auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Italian Navy is approximately 275,000 tonnes.

Submarine fleet

Class	Type	Boat	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Todaro class	Attack submarine	Salvatore Todaro	S 526	1,830 tonnes
		Scirè	S 527
		Pietro Venuti	S 528
		Romeo Romei	S 529
Template:Sclass-	Attack submarine	Salvatore Pelosi	S 522	1,862 tonnes	Class to be replaced by four U212NFS
		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
		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Cavour	550	28,100 tonnes^[3]
		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Giuseppe Garibaldi	551	13,850 tonnes	To be replaced in 2022 by LHD Trieste^[4]^[5]

Amphibious warfare

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass-	LPD – Landing Platform Dock	San Giorgio	L 9892	8,000 tonnes	Class to be replaced by three LPD
		San Marco	L 9893
		San Giusto	L 9894

Major surface combatants

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass-	Air-defence destroyer	Andrea Doria	D 553	7,050 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Air-defence destroyer	Caio Duilio	D 554	7,050 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Air-defence destroyer	Luigi Durand de la Penne	D 560	5,560 tonnes	Retires 2024
Template:Sclass-	Air-defence destroyer	Francesco Mimbelli	D 561	5,560 tonnes
Bergamini class (FREMM)	General-purpose frigate	Carlo Bergamini	F 590	6,700 tonnes	two more to be commissioned
		Luigi Rizzo	F 595
		Federico Martinengo	F 596
		Antonio Marceglia	F 597
	Anti-submarine frigate	Virginio Fasan	F 591
		Carlo Margottini	F 592
		Carabiniere	F 593
		Alpino	F 594
Template:Sclass-	Anti-submarine frigate	Grecale	F 571	3,040 tonnes	Retiring 2021–24, being replaced by FREMM; Espero in active reserve^[6]
		Libeccio	F 572
		Espero	F 576
		Zeffiro	F 577

Patrol

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Note
Template:Sclass-	Offshore patrol vessel	Comandante Cigala Fulgosi	P 490	1,520 tonnes
		Comandante Borsini	P 491
		Comandante Bettica	P 492
		Comandante Foscari	P 493
Template:Sclass-	Offshore patrol vessel	Sirio	P 409	1,549 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Offshore patrol vessel	Orione	P 410	1,549 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Offshore patrol vessel	Cassiopea	P 401	1,499 tonnes	Retiring 2022–23 ^[4] being replaced by Thaon di Revel-class
		Libra	P 402
		Spica	P 403
		Vega	P 404
Template:Sclass-	Coastal patrol boats	Esploratore	P 405	188 tonnes
		Sentinella	P 406
		Vedetta	P 407
		Staffetta	P 408
Template:Sclass-	Special Forces Patrol boat	Angelo Cabrini	P 420	190 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Special Forces Patrol boat	Tullio Tedeschi	P 421	190 tonnes

Mine countermeasures

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement
Template:Sclass-	Minehunter	Milazzo	M 5552	503 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Minehunter	Vieste	M 5553	503 tonnes
Gaeta class	Minehunter	Gaeta	M 5554	720 tonnes
		Termoli	M 5555
		Alghero	M 5556
		Numana	M 5557
		Crotone	M 5558
		Viareggio	M 5559
		Chioggia	M 5560
		Rimini	M 5561

Auxiliary fleet

The Italian Navy keeps in service a number of auxiliary and support ships. These include:^[7]

Replenishment ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass-	AOR – Replenishment oiler	Etna	A 5326	13,400 tonnes	Command & logistics support ship
Template:Sclass-	AOR – Replenishment oiler (small)	Stromboli	A 5327	9,100 tonnes	Vesuvio to be replaced by new LSS (Logistic Support Ship) "Vulcano" in 2020.^[8]
Template:Sclass-	AOR – Replenishment oiler (small)	Vesuvio	A 5329	9,100 tonnes

Submarine support and rescue ship

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
		Submarine rescue ship	Anteo	A 5309	3,874 tonnes	Equipped with Deep-submergence rescue vehicle DRASS-Galeazzi SRV-300; planned to be replaced by SDO SuRS (USSP)

Electronic support ship

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
		Electronic surveillance ship	Elettra	A 5340	3,180 tonnes

Hydrographic survey vessels

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
	hydrographic survey vessel	Ammiraglio Magnaghi	A 5303	1,744 tonnes	planned to be replaced by Unità Idro Oceanografica Maggiore (UIOM)
Template:Sclass-	hydrographic survey vessel	Aretusa	A 5304	415 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	hydrographic survey vessel	Galatea	A 5308	415 tonnes

Research and multi-purpose support ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
	Research vessel	Alliance	A 5345	2,920 tonnes	under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 1 January 2016; operated for CMRE – La Spezia^[9]^[10]
	Coastal Research Vessel	Leonardo	A 5301	433 tonnes	under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 2009; operated for CMRE – La Spezia
Template:Sclass-	Coastal Research Vessel	Raffaele Rossetti	A 5315	324 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Coastal Research Vessel	Vincenzo Martellotta	A 5320	324 tonnes

Water tanker ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
	Coastal water tanker	Bormida	A 5359	763 tonnes	ex GGS 1011
Template:Sclass-	Water tanker	Ticino	A 5376	2,027 tonnes
Template:Sclass-	Water tanker	Tirso	A 5377	2,027 tonnes

Coastal tanker ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement
Template:Sclass-	Coastal oil tanker	Panarea	A 5370	863 tonnes
		Linosa	A 5371
		Favignana	A 5372
		Salina	A 5373

Coastal transport ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass-	Coastal Transport ship	Gorgona	A 5347	631 / 799,6 tonnes	minelayer capability
		Tremiti	A 5348
		Caprera	A 5349
		Pantelleria	A 5351
		Lipari	A 5352
		Capri	A 5353

Logistic tender ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass-	Coastal Transport ship	Ponza	A 5364	685 tonnes	minelayer capability
		Levanzo	A 5366
		Tavolara	A 5367
		Palmaria	A 5368
		Procida	A 5383

Landing craft

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant number	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass- MTM C8..	LCM	LCM		140 tonnes f.l.	Vittoria Shipyards, landing craft for LHD Trieste ^[11]
		LCM
		LCM
		LCM
Template:Sclass- MTM C828	LCM	LCM62	GIS62	76 tonnes
		LCM63	GIS63
		LCM64	GIS64
		LCM65	GIS65
		LCM66	GIS66
		LCM67	GIS67
		LCM68	GIS68
		LCM69	GIS69
		LCM60	GIS70
Template:Sclass-	LCM	MTM217	MEN217	65 tonnes
		MTM218	MEN218
		MTM219	MEN219
		MTM220	MEN220
		MTM221	MEN221
		MTM222	MEN222
		MTM227	MEN227
		MTM228	MEN228
Template:Sclass-	LCVP	20 x MDN94	MDN94/MDN104 MDN108/MDN109 MDN114/MDN120	14 tonnes	commissioned in 1990s years
RHIB various classes	RHIB	+ 70	Zodiac Hurricane 935 (at least 14 units) Zodiac Hurricane 753 Zodiac Hurricane 733 II STENMAR 6.70 STENMAR 6.90 STENMAR 9.20 (at least 6 units) ARIMAR 710 PRO ARIMAR 920 PRO CABI Cattaneo 11 m (at least 6 units)

Presidential yachts

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
		Presidential Yacht	Argo	MEN 209	65 tonnes	Commissioned in 1971; used as spy ship during cold-war years; retires 2020 ^[12]

Deep sea tugboats

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement
Template:Sclass-	Deep sea tugboat	Ciclope	A 5319	660 tonnes
		Titano	A 5324
		Polifemo	A 5325
		Gigante	A 5328
		Saturno	A 5330
		Tenace	A 5365

Coastal tugboats

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
	Coastal tugboat	Ercole	Y 430	540 tonnes	Launched in 2002 by Damen shipyards; Commissioned in 2014
Template:Sclass-	Coastal tugboat	Porto Fossone	Y 415	412 tonnes	Portofino (Y 436) and Riva Trigoso (Y 443) decommissioned
		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

Harbour tugboats

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Template:Sclass-	Harbour tugboats	RP 101	Y403	85 tonnes	I Batch
		RP 102	Y404
		RP 104	Y407
		RP 106	Y410
		RP 107	Y413
		RP 108	Y452
		RP 109	Y456
		RP 110	Y458
		RP 111	Y460
		RP 112	Y462
Template:Sclass-	Harbour tugboats	RP 113	Y463	120 tonnes	II Batch
Template:Sclass-	Harbour tugboats	RP 116	Y466	120 tonnes	II Batch
Template:Sclass-	Harbour tugboats	RP 118	Y468	85 tonnes	III Batch
		RP 119	Y470
		RP 120	Y471
		RP 122	Y473
		RP 123	Y476
		RP 124	Y477
Template:Sclass-	Harbour tugboats	RP 125	Y478	76,4 tonnes	IV Batch
		RP 126	Y479
		RP 127	Y480
		RP 128	Y481
		RP 129	Y482
		RP 130	Y483
		RP 131	Y484
		RP 134	Y487
		RP 132	Y485
		RP 133	Y486

Harbour water and oil tanker ships

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement
Template:Sclass-	Harbour tanker	GGS1012	GGS 1012	500 tonnes
		GGS1013	GGS 1013
		GGS1014	GGS 1014
		GRS/G 1010	GRS/G 1010
		GRS/G 1011	GRS/G 1011
		GRS/G 1012	GRS/G 1012
		GRS/J 1013	GRS/J 1013

Ferry-boat

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
		Ferry-boat	Cheradi	Y402	180 tonnes

Sail training tall ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
		Tall ship	Amerigo Vespucci	A 5312	4,300 tonnes	launched in February 1931; last heavy update in 2013/2016
		Full rigged ship	Palinuro	A 5311	1,341 tonnes	launched in March 1934

Sail Training Vessel

Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Sail Training Vessel	Orsa Maggiore	A 5323	80 tonnes	Commissioned in 1995; length 28,3 m
Sail Training Vessel	Caroly	A 5302	56 tonnes	launched in 1948; Commissioned in 1982; length 23,66 m
Sail Training Vessel	Capricia	A 5322	55 tonnes	launched in 1963; Commissioned in 1993; length 22,5 m
Sail Training Vessel	Stella Polare	A 5313	48 tonnes	Launched in 1965; length 21,47 m
Sail Training Vessel	Corsaro II	A 5316	47 tonnes	Commissioned in 1961; length 20,9 m

Sailing Boat Cruise

Type	Ship	Displacement	Notes
Sailing boat cruise	Albatros
Sailing boat cruise	Andromeda
Sailing boat cruise	Antares
Sailing boat cruise	Aquarius
Sailing boat cruise	Aquilante
Sailing boat cruise	Aquilone
Sailing boat cruise	Artica II	7 tonnes	launched in 1956; length 12,94 m
Sailing boat cruise	Bellatrix
Sailing boat cruise	Calypso
Sailing boat cruise	Canopus
Sailing boat cruise	Chaplin	15 tonnes	launched in 1974; commissioned in 2008; length 16,75 m
Sailing boat cruise	Cignus
Sailing boat cruise	Cobalt		S/Y
Sailing boat cruise	Deneb
Sailing boat cruise	Dragone
Sailing boat cruise	Fomalhaut
Sailing boat cruise	Gabbiano
Sailing boat cruise	Gemini
Sailing boat cruise	Grifone bianco
Sailing boat cruise	Nausica
Sailing boat cruise	Pegaso
Sailing boat cruise	Pellicano
Sailing boat cruise	Penelope
Sailing boat cruise	Quadrante
Sailing boat cruise	Sagittario	11 tonnes	launched in 1972; length 15,74 m
Sailing boat cruise	Scorpione
Sailing boat cruise	Sestante
Sailing boat cruise	Seven seas
Sailing boat cruise	Tara's
Sailing boat cruise	Ussaro

Floating docks

Class	Type	Ship	Pennant number	Lifting capacity	Notes
	Floating dock	GO 60	GO 60	1,000 tonnes	Launched 17 February 2018 to Megaride dockyards in Napoli; capacity for vessels length 60 m and large 13 m; based to La Spezia
	Floating dock	GO 59	GO 59	1,000 tonnes	Commissioned 2014
	Floating dock	GO 58	GO 58	2,000 tonnes	Commissioned on 1996
Template:Sclass-	Floating dock	GO 55 GO 56 GO 57	GO 55 GO 56 GO 57	850 tonnes	Commissioned 1995/1996
Template:Sclass-	Floating dock	GO 52 GO 53 GO 54	GO 52 GO 53 GO 54	6,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1988/1993 GO53 on 2018 based to Augusta ^[13]
	Floating dock	GO 51	GO 51	2,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1971 length 80 m deployed to La Maddalena (Olbia)
Template:Sclass-	Floating dock	GO 23	GO 23	1,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1935
	Floating dock	GO 20	GO 20	1,600 tonnes	Commissioned 1935
	Floating dock	GO 188	GO 188	600 t	Commissioned 1920
	Floating dock	GO 18A	GO18A	800 tonnes	Commissioned 1920 on 2015 based to Brindisi Naval Station^[14]
	Floating dock	GO 11	GO 11	2,700 tonnes	Commissioned 1920
	Floating dock	GO 5	GO 5	100 tonnes	Commissioned 1893
	Floating dock	GO 1	GO 1	1,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1942

References

^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/traffico_mercantile/Documents/SMM2_04_10_2016.pdf
^ Peruzzi, Luca (13 April 2015). "Italian Navy anticipates key contracts in fleet renewal process". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Fincantieri - Classe Cavour". fincantieri.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Piano di dismissioni delle Unità Navali entro il 2025" [Plan for decommissioning of Naval Units up to 2025] (PDF). Marina Militare. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2016.
^ "Ecco la nuova ammiraglia da 1100 milioni" [Here is the new 100 million flagship]. L'espresso (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ "Ultima missione per la fregata Espero". Analisi Difesa. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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^ Kington, Tom (7 May 2015). "Italian Ship Production Deal Signed". Defense News. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ New operating model for CMRE research vessels, www.cmre.nato.int
^ http://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/13326/1458674356.jpg
^ https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2823.html
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^ "La Marina concede in uso ai privati il bacino di carenaggio. Nasce un indotto".

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[1] ttp://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/traffico_mercantile/Documents/SMM2_04_10_2016.pdf

[2] Peruzzi, Luca (13 April 2015). "Italian Navy anticipates key contracts in fleet renewal process". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "Fincantieri - Classe Cavour". fincantieri.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[decomplan-4] "Piano di dismissioni delle Unità Navali entro il 2025" [Plan for decommissioning of Naval Units up to 2025] (PDF). Marina Militare. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2016.

[5] "Ecco la nuova ammiraglia da 1100 milioni" [Here is the new 100 million flagship]. L'espresso (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[6] "Ultima missione per la fregata Espero". Analisi Difesa. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[7] "Flotta e mezzi – Navi" (in Italian). Marina Militare. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

[8] Kington, Tom (7 May 2015). "Italian Ship Production Deal Signed". Defense News. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[9] New operating model for CMRE research vessels, www.cmre.nato.int

[10] ttp://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/13326/1458674356.jpg

[11] ttps://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2823.html

[12] ttp://www.cittadellaspezia.com/La-Spezia/Attualita/Sara-demolita-la-nave-che-ospitava-i-presidenti-305540.aspx

[13] "Nuovi traguardi produttivi per l'Arsenale militare di Augusta. Ripartono le manutenzioni dei sommergibili". marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[14] "La Marina concede in uso ai privati il bacino di carenaggio. Nasce un indotto".

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v t e Italian Navy
Components	Organization Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy Italian Coast Guard COMSUBIN Commander in Chief Naval Fleet
Fleet Command	San Marco Marine Brigade Naval Aviation
Equipment	Ships active inactive Aircraft
Schools	Francesco Morosini Naval School Naval Academy Istituto di Studi Militari Marittimi
History and traditions	Regia Marina Decima Flottiglia MAS Battle of Lissa Operation Mare Nostrum Naval Museum Technical Naval Museum at La Spezia
Related	Italian Navy ranks Corps of Naval Engineering La Spezia Naval Base

v t e Ship classes of the Italian Navy
Aircraft carriers	Cavour^S Giuseppe Garibaldi^S
Amphibious ships	San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori class)^C Grecale (Maestrale class)^C Granatiere (Soldati class)^C Artigliere class (Benson/Gleaves class)^X Fante class (Fletcher class)^X San Giorgio class Impetuoso class Impavido class Audace class Durand de la Penne class
Frigates	Aldebaran class (Cannon class)^X Centauro class Bergamini class Alpino class Lupo class Maestrale class Soldati class Orizzonte class Bergamini class
Corvettes	Antilope class Gabbiano class^C Alabarda^S Albatros class Sentinella^S Pietro De Cristofaro class Minerva class
Patrol boats	Comandanti class Cassiopea class Sirio class Esploratore class Thaon di Revel class
Submarines	Enrico Tazzoli class (Gato class)^X Evangelista Torricelli class (Balao class)^X Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia class (Tench class)^X Livio Piomarta class (Tang class)^X Marconi class Toti class Sauro class Todaro (Type 212)^X SRV-300^S
Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Etna class Stromboli class Anteo^S Marino class Elettra^S Alliance^S Leonardo^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole^S Porto class Cheradi^S Argo^S
Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II
Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	LHD Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano Cabrini class (UNPAV) USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported