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. 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		Attack submarine	Salvatore Todaro	S 526	1,830 tonnes	2 more to be commissioned
			Scirè	S 527
Sauro class		Attack submarine	Salvatore Pelosi	S 522	1,862 tonnes	Will retire 2018–22
			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	27,910 tonnes
		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Giuseppe Garibaldi	551	13,850 tonnes	To be replaced around 2022 by "Trieste"

Amphibious warfare ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
San Giorgio-class		Amphibious transport dock (Small)	San Giorgio	L 9892	8,000 tonnes	Retires 2019
			San Marco	L 9893		Retires 2020
			San Giusto	L 9894		Retires 2022

Destroyers

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Orizzonte-class		Air-defence destroyer	Andrea Doria	D 553	7,050 tonnes
			Caio Duilio	D 554
Durand de la Penne class		Air-defence destroyer	Luigi Durand de la Penne	D 560	5,400 tonnes	Retires 2024
			Francesco Mimbelli	D 561

Frigates

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Bergamini-class (FREMM)		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		Anti-submarine frigate	Grecale	F 571	3,100 tonnes	Retiring 2015-24 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)		Light patrol frigate	Aviere	F 583	2,986 tonnes	Retiring 2016–18 being replaced by PPA
			Bersagliere	F 584

Corvettes

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Minerva class		Corvette	Sfinge	F 554	1,285 tonnes	Retiring 2016–17 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
			Comandante Borsini	P 491		Retiring 2023
			Comandante Bettica	P 492		Retiring 2025
			Comandante Foscari	P 493		Retiring 2024
Sirio class		Offshore patrol vessel	Sirio	P 409	1,580 tonnes	Retiring 2025
			Orione	P 410		Retiring 2024
Cassiopea class		Offshore patrol vessel	Cassiopea	P 401	1,499 tonnes	Retiring 2022–23;
			Libra	P 402
			Spica	P 403
			Vega	P 404

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
Lerici class		Minehunter	Milazzo	M 5552	503 tonnes	Retires 2019
			Vieste	M 5553		Retires 2018
Gaeta-class		Minehunter	Gaeta	M 5554	720 tonnes	Retiring 2019–22
			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		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:

Replenishment ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Pennant no.	Displacement	Notes
		Replenishment oiler (small)	Etna	A 5326	13,400 tonnes	Command & logistics support ship, retires 2025
Stromboli class		Replenishment oiler (small)	Stromboli	A 5327	8,700 tonnes	Retiring 2018–20; to be replaced by new Logistic Support Ship "Vulcano" in 2019.
			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

• Amerigo Vespucci (A 5312)
• Palinuro (A 5311)

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)

Hydrographic survey vessels

• Magnaghi (A 5303) Retires in 2020 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
  • Galatea (A 5308) Retires in 2023

Submarine support and rescue ship

• Anteo (A 5309); to be retired in 2020, 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

• Gorgona class
  2

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

• Porto class
  3

• Ischia class
  • Portofino (Y 436)
  • Riva Trigoso (Y 443)

Harbour tugboats

• 32 ×  RP class

See also

• List of active French Navy ships
• List of active German Navy ships
• List of active Spanish Navy ships

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