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.

Naval ensign of Italy

Submarine fleet

Class	Type	Boat	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Todaro class	Attack submarine	Salvatore Todaro	S 526	2006	1,830 tonnes
		Scirè	S 527	2007
		Pietro Venuti	S 528	2016
		Romeo Romei	S 529	2017
Sauro class	Attack submarine	Salvatore Pelosi	S 522	1988	1,862 tonnes	Class to be replaced by four U212NFS
		Giuliano Prini	S 523	1989
		Primo Longobardo	S 524	1993
		Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia	S 525	1995

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Cavour	550	2008	30,000 tonnes[3]
		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Giuseppe Garibaldi	551	1985	13,850 tonnes	To be replaced in 2022 by 38,000 ton LHD Trieste[4][5]

Amphibious warfare

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
San Giorgio class	LPD – Landing Platform Dock	San Giorgio	L 9892	1988	8,000 tonnes	Class to be replaced by three LPD (about 15,000 ton)
		San Marco	L 9893	1988
		San Giusto	L 9894	1994

Major surface combatants

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Orizzonte class	Air-defence destroyer	Andrea Doria	D 553	2007	7,050 tonnes
Orizzonte class	Air-defence destroyer	Caio Duilio	D 554	2009	7,050 tonnes
Durand de la Penne class	Air-defence destroyer	Luigi Durand de la Penne	D 560	1993	5,560 tonnes	Retires 2024
Durand de la Penne class	Air-defence destroyer	Francesco Mimbelli	D 561	1993	5,560 tonnes	class to be replaced by two new DDX (11,000 ton)
Bergamini class (FREMM)	General-purpose frigate	Carlo Bergamini	F 590	2013	6,700 tonnes
	Anti-submarine frigate	Virginio Fasan	F 591	2013
		Carlo Margottini	F 592	2014
		Carabiniere	F 593	2015
		Alpino	F 594	2016
	General-purpose frigate	Luigi Rizzo	F 595	2017
		Federico Martinengo	F 596	2018
		Antonio Marceglia	F 597	2019
		Spartaco Shergat	F 598	—		Laid down in 2021.
		Emilio Bianchi	F 599	—		Laid down in 2021.
Maestrale class	Anti-submarine frigate	Grecale	F 571	1983	3,040 tonnes	Retiring 2021–24, being replaced by FREMM;
		Libeccio	F 572	1983
		Zeffiro	F 577	1985

Patrol

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Comandanti class	Offshore patrol vessel	Comandante Cigala Fulgosi	P 490	2004	1,520 tonnes
		Comandante Borsini	P 491	2004
		Comandante Bettica	P 492	2004
		Comandante Foscari	P 493	2004
Sirio class	Offshore patrol vessel	Sirio	P 409	2003	1,549 tonnes	Retiring 2022–23[4] being replaced by 8 European Patrol Corvettes planned with France about 3,000 tons
Sirio class	Offshore patrol vessel	Orione	P 410	2003	1,549 tonnes
Cassiopea class	Offshore patrol vessel	Cassiopea	P 401	1989	1,499 tonnes
		Libra	P 402	1991
		Spica	P 403	1991
		Vega	P 404	1992
Esploratore class	Coastal patrol boats	Esploratore	P 405	1997	188 tonnes
		Sentinella	P 406	1998
		Vedetta	P 407	1999
		Staffetta	P 408	2005
Angelo Cabrini class	Special Forces Patrol boat	Angelo Cabrini	P 420	2019	190 tonnes
Angelo Cabrini class	Special Forces Patrol boat	Tullio Tedeschi	P 421	2020	190 tonnes

Mine countermeasures

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement
Lerici class	Minehunter	Milazzo	M 5552	1985	503 tonnes
Lerici class	Minehunter	Vieste	M 5553	1985	503 tonnes
Gaeta class	Minehunter	Gaeta	M 5554	1992	720 tonnes
		Termoli	M 5555	1992
		Alghero	M 556	1993
		Numana	M 5557	1993
		Crotone	M 5558	1994
		Viareggio	M 5559	1994
		Chioggia	M 5560	1996
		Rimini	M 5561	1996

Auxiliary fleet

The Italian Navy keeps in service a number of auxiliary and support ships. These include:[6]

Replenishment ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Vulcano class	AOR – Replenishment oiler	Vulcano	A 5335	2021	27,200 tonnes	Command & logistics support ship. Two more to be commissioned. Second ship laid down in December 2021
Etna class	AOR – Replenishment oiler	Etna	A 5326	1998	13,400 tonnes	Command & logistics support ship
Stromboli class	AOR – Replenishment oiler (small)	Stromboli	A 5327	1975	9,100 tonnes
Stromboli class	AOR – Replenishment oiler (small)	Vesuvio	A 5329	1978	9,100 tonnes	To be replaced by new LSS (Logistic Support Ship) “Vulcano” in 2020.[7]

Submarine support and rescue ship

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
		Submarine rescue ship	Anteo	A 5309	1980	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	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
		Electronic surveillance ship	Elettra	A 5340	2003	3,180 tonnes

Hydrographic survey vessels

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	hydrographic survey vessel	Ammiraglio Magnaghi	A 5303	1975	1,744 tonnes	Planned to be replaced by Unità Idro Oceanografica Maggiore (UIOM)
Ninfe class	hydrographic survey vessel	Aretusa	A 5304	2002	415 tonnes
Ninfe class	hydrographic survey vessel	Galatea	A 5308	2002	415 tonnes

Research and multi-purpose support ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	Research vessel	Alliance	A 5345	(1988) 2016	2,920 tonnes	under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 1 January 2016; operated for CMRE – La Spezia[8][9]
	Coastal Research Vessel	Leonardo	A 5301	(2002) 2009	433 tonnes	under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 2009; operated for CMRE – La Spezia
Rossetti class	Coastal Research Vessel	Raffaele Rossetti	A 5315	1986	324 tonnes
Rossetti class	Coastal Research Vessel	Vincenzo Martellotta	A 5320	1989	324 tonnes

Water tanker ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	Coastal water tanker	Bormida	A 5359	1974	763 tonnes	ex GGS 1011
Simeto class	Water tanker	Ticino	A 5376	1994	2,027 tonnes
Simeto class	Water tanker	Tirso	A 5377	1994	2,027 tonnes

Coastal tanker ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement
Panarea class	Coastal oil tanker	Panarea	A 5370	1986	863 tonnes
		Linosa	A 5371	1986
		Favignana	A 5372	1987
		Salina	A 5373	1988

Coastal transport ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Gorgona class	Coastal Transport ship	Gorgona	A 5347	1986	631 / 799,6 tonnes	minelayer capability
		Tremiti	A 5348	1987
		Caprera	A 5349	1987
		Pantelleria	A 5351	1987
		Lipari	A 5352	1987
		Capri	A 5353	1987

Logistic tender ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Ponza class	Coastal Transport ship	Ponza	A 5364	1988	685 tonnes	minelayer capability
		Levanzo	A 5366	1989
		Tavolara	A 5367	1989
		Palmaria	A 5368	1989
		Procida	A 5383	1990

Landing craft

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
LC23 class MTM C8..	LCM	LCM		140 tonnes f.l.	Vittoria Shipyards, landing craft for LHD Trieste[10]
		LCM
		LCM
		LCM
LCM62 class MTM C828	LCM	LCM62	GIS62	76 tonnes
		LCM63	GIS63
		LCM64	GIS64
		LCM65	GIS65
		LCM66	GIS66
		LCM67	GIS67
		LCM68	GIS68
		LCM69	GIS69
		LCM60	GIS70
MTM217 class	LCM	MTM217	MEN217	65 tonnes
		MTM218	MEN218
		MTM219	MEN219
		MTM220	MEN220
		MTM221	MEN221
		MTM222	MEN222
		MTM227	MEN227
		MTM228	MEN228
MTP96 class	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)

Deep sea tugboats

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement
Ciclope class	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	No.	Displacement	Notes
	Coastal tugboat	Ercole	Y 430	540 tonnes	Launched in 2002 by Damen shipyards; Commissioned in 2014
Porto class	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	No.	Displacement	Notes
RP 101 class	Harbour tugboats	RP 101	Y 403	85 tonnes	I Batch
		RP 102	Y 404
		RP 104	Y 407
		RP 106	Y 410
		RP 107	Y 413
		RP 108	Y 452
		RP 109	Y 456
		RP 110	Y 458
		RP 111	Y 460
		RP 112	Y 462
RP 113 class	Harbour tugboats	RP 113	Y 463	120 tonnes	II Batch
RP 113 class	Harbour tugboats	RP 116	Y 466	120 tonnes	II Batch
RP 118 class	Harbour tugboats	RP 118	Y 468	85 tonnes	III Batch
		RP 119	Y 470
		RP 120	Y 471
		RP 122	Y 473
		RP 123	Y 476
		RP 124	Y 477
RP 125 class	Harbour tugboats	RP 125	Y 478	76.4 tonnes	IV Batch
		RP 126	Y 479
		RP 127	Y 480
		RP 128	Y 481
		RP 129	Y 482
		RP 130	Y 483
		RP 131	Y 484
		RP 134	Y 487
		RP 132	Y 485
		RP 133	Y 486

Harbour water and oil tanker ships

Class	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
GGS 1012 class	Harbour tanker	GGS1012	GGS 1012	500 tonnes	GGS-1018 launched December 2012[11] GGS-1019 & GGS-2020 launched by Cantiere Navale Tringali 2001 & 2002[12]
		GGS1013	GGS 1013
		GGS1014	GGS 1014
		GGS1015	GGS 1015
		GGS1016	GGS 1016
		GGS1017	GGS 1017
		GGS1018	GGS 1018
		GGS1019	GGS 1019
		GGS1020	GGS 1020
		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	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
		Ferry-boat	Cheradi	Y 402	1992	180 tonnes

Sail training tall ships

Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Tall ship	Amerigo Vespucci	A 5312	1931	4,300 tonnes	last heavy update in 2013/2016
Full-rigged ship	Palinuro	A 5311	(1934) 1955	1,341 tonnes
Brigantine	Italia	A 5314	(1993) 2007	404 tonnes

Sail Training Vessel

Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Length
Sail Training Vessel	Orsa Maggiore	A 5323	1995	80 tonnes	28.3 m (93 ft)
Sail Training Vessel	Caroly	A 5302	(1948) 1982	56 tonnes	23.66 m (77.6 ft)
Sail Training Vessel	Capricia	A 5322	(1963) 1993	55 tonnes	22.5 m (74 ft)
Sail Training Vessel	Stella Polare	A 5313	1965	48 tonnes	21.47 m (70.4 ft)
Sail Training Vessel	Corsaro II	A 5316	1961	47 tonnes	20.9 m (69 ft)

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	No.	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
GO 55 class	Floating dock	GO 55 GO 56 GO 57	GO 55 GO 56 GO 57	850 tonnes	Commissioned 1995/1996
GO 52 class	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)
GO 22 class	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

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

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

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

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

[11] "Varo GGS 1018". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.

[12] ttp://www.cantieretringali.it/it/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Costruzioni_nn_18_e_19_MMI_per_STAMPA.pdf

[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".

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

Warships of Italy
Capital ships	Battleships Ironclad warships Ships of the line
Cruisers	Heavy cruisers Protected cruisers Torpedo cruisers
Smaller craft	Destroyers Submarines
Miscellaneous	Active ships Decommissioned ships

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