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Marina Militare

Marina Militare (the Italian Navy) is one of the four branches of the military forces

Military of Italy

The Italy armed forces are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic. The total number of military personnel is approximately 308,000....
of Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It was formed in 1946, as the Navy of the Italian Republic, from what remained of the Regia Marina
Regia Marina

The Regia Marina Italiana dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification . In 1946, with the birth of the Italy , the Royal Navy changed its name as it was now the Navy of the Italian Republic ....
and now is considered among the five major navies in the world. The Marina Militare celebrates the anniversary (1918) of the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
battleship SMS Szent István

SMS Szent István

SMS Szent Istv?n was a dreadnought battleship, the only one built wholly by the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. Hungary was awarded the contract to build the battleship in return for agreeing to the immense funding of the , and named her after Hungary's first Christian king, Stephen I of Hungary ....
on June 10.

ensign

Ensign

An ensign is a distinguishing flag of a ship or a military unit; or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office. The word has also given rise to the military Ensign , a rank of junior officer once responsible for bearing the ensign of his unit....
of the Marina Militare is the Italian tricolour

Flag of Italy

The flag of Italy is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical Pale of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side. In its current form it has been in use since 19 June 1946 and was formally adopted on 1 January 1948....
with Marina Militare emblem on the white third.

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Ensign

The ensign

Ensign

Flag of Italy

Thalassocracy

The term thalassocracy refers to a state with primarily maritime realms?an empire at sea, such as the Phoenician network of merchant cities....
, or 'Maritime Republics' (Italian: Repubbliche Marinare
Repubbliche Marinare

The is the collective name of a number of important city-states which flourished in Italy and Dalmatia in the Middle Ages. Traditionally the major four are taken to be Republic of Amalfi, Republic of Pisa, Republic of Genoa and Republic of Venice, whose coats of arms appear in the flag of the ....
):

1st quarter: on red, a golden winged lion wielding a sword (Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
);
2nd quarter: on white field, red cross (Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa

The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italy coast from the 11th century to 1797, when it was invaded by armies of First French Republic under Napoleon I of France....
);
3rd quarter: on blue field, white cross (Republic of Amalfi
Amalfi

Amalfi is a town and commune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, southeast of Naples. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto , surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery....
);
4th quarter: on red field, white cross (Republic of Pisa
Pisa

Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa....
).

The shield has a golden crown, that distinguish military vessels from merchant: the crown, "Corona rostrata", was proposed in 1939 by Admiral Domenico Cavagnari

Domenico Cavagnari

Domenico Cavagnari was an Italian admiral.He was the chief of staff of the Italian Royal Navy until 1940.He was succeeded by Admiral Arturo Riccardi....
to the Government, as an acknowledge of the Italian Navy's origin since the Roman times. In the proposal, Adm. Cavagnari wrote that "in order to recall the common origin [of the Navy] from the Roman sailorship, the Insignia will be surmounted by the towered Crown with rostrums, the emblem of honour and valour the Roman Senate awarded to the leaders of naval victories, conquerors of lands and cities across the seas". Another difference with the merchant vessels flag is that the lion symbolizing the Republic of Venice has the book in its paw closed (the Mark's Gospel, that on the Republic Insignia is open on the words "Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus", Peace to you Mark, my Evangelist) and it is wielding a sword. These were also the differences between the War and Peace flags of the Republic.

History

The Marina Militare Italiana was born as Regia Marina

Regia Marina

The Regia Marina Italiana dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification . In 1946, with the birth of the Italy , the Royal Navy changed its name as it was now the Navy of the Italian Republic ....
on 17 March 1861, after the proclamation of the Italian Kingdom

Italian unification

Italian Unification was the political and social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century....
, and assumed the present name after the Italian monarchy was abolished by a popular referendum held on 2 June 1946.

After World War II

, damaged by Allies bombing in 1943.]]

At the end of its five years involvement in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
was a devastated nation. After the end of hostilities the Regia Marina, which at the beginning of the war was the fourth largest navy in the world with a mix of modernised and new battleships, started a long and complex rebuilding process. The important combat contributions of the Italian naval forces after the signing of the armistice with the Allies on 8 September 1943 and the subsequent cooperation agreement on 23 September 1943 left the Regia Marina in a poor condition, with much of its infrastructure and bases unusable and its ports mined and blocked by sunken ships. However, a large number of its naval units had survived the war, albeit in a low efficiency state, which was due to the conflict and the age of many vessels. The vessels that remained were:

2 aircraft carriers
5 battleships
9 cruisers
11 destroyers
22 frigates
19 corvettes
44 fast coastal patrol units
50 minesweepers
16 amphibious operations vessels
2 school ships
1 support ship and plane transport
various submarine units

The peace Treaty

The Peace Treaty signed on February 10, 1947 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
was onerous for Regia Marina. Apart from territorial and material losses, also the following restrictions were imposed:

A ban to own, to build or to experiment with atomic weapons, self-propulsion projectiles or relative launchers, etc…
A ban to own Battleships, Aircraft carriers, Submarines and Amphibious Assault units.
A ban to operate military installations on the islands of Pantelleria
Pantelleria

Pantelleria , the ancient Cossyra, is an island in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km southwest of Sicily and just 70 km east of the Tunisian coast....
, Pianosa
Pianosa

The small island of Pianosa forms part of Italy's Tuscan Archipelago. Its name expresses the idea of the Italian word pianura : its highest point stands only about over sea-level....
and on the archipelago of Pelagie Islands
Pelagie Islands

The Pelagie Islands , from the Greek language pelaghi meaning high sea, are the three small islands of Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily....
.

The treaty also ordered Italy

Italy

United States

Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
, Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
, France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

File:LocationYugoslavia2.pngYugoslavia is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century....
and Albania

Albania

Albania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a country in Balkans. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east....
as war compensation:

3 Battleships: Giulio Cesare, Italia, Vittorio Veneto;
5 Cruisers: Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta, Attilio Regolo, Scipione Africano, Eugenio di Savoia and Eritrea;
7 Destroyers, 5 of the "Soldati
Soldati class destroyer

The Soldati class were a group of destroyer s built for the Regia Marina during World War II. The ships were named after military professions ....
" class and Augusto Riboty and Alfredo Oriani;
6 Minesweepers: like Aliseo and Fortunale;
8 Submarines: 3 of the "Acciaio" class;
1 Sailing School ship: Cristoforo Colombo.

The total displacement, battleships excluded, of the future navy was not allowed to be greater than 67,500 tons, while the staff was capped at 25.000 men.

The entry into NATO

The great changes in the international political situation convinced Great Britain

Great Britain

United States

La Spezia

La Spezia is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf, and capital city of the province of La Spezia.It is one of the major Italian military and commercial harbours, located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea....
between 1948 and 1955, including the flagship

Flagship

A flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, a designation given on account of being either the largest, fastest, newest, most heavily armed or, for publicity purposes, the most well known....
aircraft carrier "Aquila
Italian aircraft carrier Aquila

Aquila was an Italy aircraft carrier designed and built during World War II. It was a modification of the liner SS Roma . The conversion started in 1941; at the time of the Italian armistice , the conversion was almost complete, but the ship was never delivered to the Regia Marina....
". The Soviet Union

Soviet Union

Warship

A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat. Warships are usually built in a completely different way than cargo ship....
"Giulio Cesare" and much of units to her attributed. The cruiser

Cruiser

A cruiser is a large type of warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. The first cruisers were intended for individual raiding and protection missions on the seas....
s "Attilio Regolo" and "Scipione Africano" became the French "Chateaurenault" and "Guichen", while the "Eugenio di Savoia
Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia

Eugenio di Savoia was a Condottieri class cruiser light cruiser, which served in the Regia Marina during World War II. She survived the war but was given as a war reparation to the Hellenic Navy in 1947....
" became the Greek "Helli
Greek cruiser Elli II

Elli was a 10,000 ton Greek light cruiser named for a Naval Battle of Elli of the First Balkan War in which Greece was victorious. She was the second ship of the Royal Hellenic Navy to bear this name....
". So only a small part of the fleet, that which was not transferred or demolished, could be reinserted in the Marina.

As US attention turned to the Soviets and the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
it transformed Italian seas in one of the main places of confrontation between the two superpowers, contributing to the re-emergence of Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
’s importance and of its ports thanks to her strategic geographical position.

With the new elections in 1948, the Kingdom of Italy

History of Italy

Italy, united in 1861, has significantly contributed to the culture and social development of the entire Mediterranean Sea area. Important cultures and civilizations have existed there since prehistoric times....
became the Italian Republic

Italy

Regia Marina

The Regia Marina Italiana dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification . In 1946, with the birth of the Italy , the Royal Navy changed its name as it was now the Navy of the Italian Republic ....
(‘’”Royal Navy”’’) took on the name of Marina Militare Italiana. In full Marshall Plan

Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger foundation for the countries of Western Europe, and repelling communism after World War II....
and in a context where Europe was going to be divided in two set against blocks, Italy

Italy

United States

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
, greatly interested to keep its own installations on the peninsula

Italian Peninsula

The Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula is one of the three peninsulas of Southern Europe , spanning 1,000 km from the Po Valley in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south....
, loosened peace Treaty bonds by inserting the Italian nation into the Mutual Defense Assistance Programme (MDAP).

On 4 April 1949, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), corroborating her impossibility to contributing actively in the organization: that lead to the definitive repeal of the peace Treaty bonds by the end of 1951, with the consent of all of Western nations.

Within NATO, the Marina Militare was assigned the control of the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges....
and Strait of Otranto

Strait of Otranto

The Strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea. Its width is 45-55 nautical mile . The strait is named after the Italy city of Otranto....
, as well as the defence of the naval routes through the Tyrrhenian Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.It is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria , and Sicily ....
. To ensure these tasks was carried out a "Studio sul potenziamento della Marina italiana in relazione al Patto Atlantico" (Study about the Development of the Italian navy with reference to the Atlantic Pact) was undertaken, which researched the structures and the methods for the development of the Marina Militare.

This solution required a great economic effort aimed at the rebuilding and transformation of the fleet; it also required aid from the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
to reach the necessary standard. However the program carried on slowly both due to the economic pressures on Italy due to the post-war period rebuilding process and by the obstacles placed by some of European governments who were concerned at seeing an Italian Navy capable of rivalling the Western naval forces.

Present Day Marina Militare

Today's Marina Militare is a modern navy

Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
with ships of every type, such as:

2 aircraft carriers,
4 destroyers
12 frigates
10 submarines
8 corvettes
22 patrol boat
3 Landing Platform Docks
15 auxiliares

The fleet is in continuous evolution; the Marina Militare is now equipping herself with a bigger aircraft carrier

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 navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
(the Cavour), new destroyer

Destroyer

In navy terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a Naval fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers ....
s, submarines and multipurpose frigate

Frigate

A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
s. In modern times, the Marina Militare, being a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), has taken part in many coalition peacekeeping operations. The "Marina Militare" maintains the San Marco Regiment

San Marco Regiment

The San Marco regiment, located in Brindisi, are the Marines of the Italian Navy. Until the middle of the 1990's the unit was known as the ?San Marco battalion?, until it was expanded beyond battalion size because of the new geopolitical situation after the end of the Cold War and an increasing number of international missions....
who serve as the marines of the Italian navy.

Structure and Organization

Structure

Marina Militare is divided into six corps:

Stato Maggiore (line officers)
Genio Navale (engineering)
Armi Navali (weapons and combat systems)
Commissariato Militare Marittimo (administration)
Corpo Sanitario (medical service)
Capitanerie di porto
Guardia Costiera

The Corps of the Port Captaincies - Coast Guard is the coast guard of Italy and is both a military. It is part of the Italian Navy under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport....
(coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
)

Organization

Capo di Stato Maggiore della Marina (Navy Chief of Staff)- Ammiraglio di Squadra Paolo La Rosa
Sottocapo di Stato Maggiore della Marina (Navy Deputy Chief of Staff)- Ammiraglio di Squadra Luigi Binelli Mantelli

Fleet Command - Comandante in Capo della Squadra Navale (CINCNAV) Ammiraglio di Squadra Giuseppe Lertora

Comando Forze d'Altura COMFORAL (Taranto
Taranto

Taranto is a coastal city in Puglia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
): ships Garibaldi, Espero, Etna, Durand de la Penne, Mimbelli, San Giorgio, San Marco, San Giusto, Elettra

COMSQUAFR 1 (Taranto): ships Aliseo, Euro, Zefiro, Espero, Artigliere, Bersagliere, Granatiere, Aviere, Stromboli
COMSQUAFR 2 (La Spezia
La Spezia

La Spezia is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf, and capital city of the province of La Spezia.It is one of the major Italian military and commercial harbours, located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea....
): ships Maestrale, Grecale, Libeccio, Scirocco, Vesuvio

Comando delle Forze da Pattugliamento per la Sorveglianza e la Difesa Costiera COMFORPAT (Augusta):

COMSQUACORV: ships Minerva, Urania, Danaide, Sfinge, Chimera, Driade, Fenice, Sibilla
COMSQUAPAT 1: ships Cassiopea, Libra, Spica, Vega
COMSQUAPAT 2: ships Cigala Fulgosi, Borsini, Foscari, Bettica, Sirio, Orione

Comando delle Forze Anfibie COMFORSBARC (Brindisi
Brindisi

Brindisi is an ancient city in the Italy region of Apulia, the capital of the province of Brindisi....
):

San Marco Regiment
San Marco Regiment

The San Marco regiment, located in Brindisi, are the Marines of the Italian Navy. Until the middle of the 1990's the unit was known as the ?San Marco battalion?, until it was expanded beyond battalion size because of the new geopolitical situation after the end of the Cold War and an increasing number of international missions....
Logistics and Training Regiment Carlotto
Gruppo Mezzi da Sbarco

Comando Forze Subacquee COMFORSUB (Taranto
Taranto

Taranto is a coastal city in Puglia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
):

COMGRUPSOM: submarines Da Vinci, Pelosi, Prini, Longobardo, Gazzana, Todaro, Scirè

Centro di Addestramento Aeronavale MARICENTADD
Comando Forze Aeree COMFORAER (Santa Rosa)
Centro per le Telecomunicazioni e l'Informatica MARITELE (Roma)
Comando delle Forze di Contromisure Mine COMFORDRAG (La Spezia):

COMSQUADRAG 53: ships Numana, Rimini, Sapri, Termoli, Viareggio, Vieste
COMSQUADRAG 54: ships Alghero, Chioggia, Crotone, Gaeta, Lerici, Milazzo

Quartier Generale Marina QUARTGENMARINA (Roma)

For the Italian Navy Rank Structure see: Italian Navy ranks

Italian Navy ranks

The rank insignia of the Italian Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels....
.

Ships

Fleet composition

Aircraft carrier
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 navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
s (2)

Cavour (550)
Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)

Destroyer
Destroyer

In navy terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a Naval fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers ....
s (4)

Orizzonte

Andrea Doria (D 553)
Caio Duilio (D 554)

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 design is an updated version of the Audace class destroyers but these ships are larger, have CODOG machinery and modern sensors....

Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560) (formerly Animoso)
Francesco Mimbelli (D 561) (formerly Ardimentoso)

Amphibious transport dock
Amphibious transport dock

An amphibious transport dock is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions....
(3)

San Giorgio class

San Giorgio (L 9892)
San Marco (L 9893)
San Giusto (L 9894)

Frigate
Frigate

A frigate is a warship. The term has been used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square rig on all three masts , but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escort....
s (12)

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....

Maestrale (F 570)
Grecale (F 571)
Libeccio (F 572)
Scirocco (F 573)
Aliseo (F 574)
Euro (F 575)
Espero (F 576)
Zeffiro (F 577)

Artigliere class
Lupo class frigate

The Lupo class is a ship class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti for the Marina Militare. Designed as multipurpose warships with emphasis on ASUW , they have enjoyed some success in the export market, being acquired by the navies of Peruvian Navy and Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela....

Artigliere (F 582)
Aviere (F 583)
Bersagliere (F 584)
Granatiere (F 585)

FREMM Class

(10 frigate under construction)
Carlo Bergamini (F 586)
Carlo Margottini (F 587)

Corvette
Corvette

A corvette is a small, manoeuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a offshore patrol vessel, although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role....
s (8)

Minerva class
Minerva class corvette

The Minerva class corvettes are corvettes of the Italian Marina Militare.They were built in two series of four units in the 1980s and 1990s....

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 boat
Patrol boat

A patrol boat is a small naval ship 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 estuary or river environments....
s and corvettes (14)

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....

Cassiopea (P 401)
Libra (P 402)
Spica (P 403)
Vega (P 404)

Esploratore class

Esploratore (P 405)
Sentinella (P 406)
Vedetta (P 407)
Staffetta (P 408)

Cassiopea 2 class

Sirio (P 409)
Orione (P 410)

Comandanti class

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....
(17)

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

Lerici (M 5550)
Sapri (M 5551)
Milazzo (M 5552)
Vieste (M 5553)

Lerici class – 2nd series

Gaeta (M 5554)
Termoli (M 5555)
Alghero (M 5556)
Numana (M 5557)
Crotone (M 5558)
Viareggio (M 5559)
Chioggia (M 5560)
Rimini (M 5561)

Ponza class

Ponza (A 5364)
Levanzo (A 5366)
Tavolata (A 5367)
Palmaria (A 5368)
Procida (A 5383)

Submarines (7)

Todaro class
Type 212 submarine

The Germany Type 212 is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG for the German Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using Siemens AG proton exchange membrane hydrogen fuel cells....

Salvatore Todaro (S 526)
Sciré (S 527)

Sauro IV class
Sauro class submarine

The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Marina Militare. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:...

Primo Longobardo (S 524)
Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S 525)

Sauro III class
Sauro class submarine

The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Marina Militare. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:...

Salvatore Pelosi (S 522)
Giuliano Prini (S 523)
another three in riserve

Auxiliaries (3)

Squadron Replenishment Ships

Etna (A 5326)
Stromboli (A 5327)
Vesuvio (A 5329)

Gasoline Tankers (4)

Panarea (A 5370)
Linosa (A 5371)
Favignana (A 5372)
Salina (A 5373)

Water Transports (2)

Ticino (A 5376)
Tirso (A 5377)

Vehicle Transport Ships (6)

Gorgona (A 5347)
Tremiti (A 5348)
Caprera (A 5349)
Pantelleria (A 5351)
Lipari (A 5352)
Capri (A 5353)

Weapons Test Ships (3)

Carabiniere (F 581) (ex Frigate)
Raffaele Rossetti (A 5315)
Vincenzo Martellotta (A 5320)

Other (2)

Anteo (A 5309): Submarine Rescue and Salvage Ship
Elettra (A 5340): Electronic Warfare Ship

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 navy to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house classrooms....
(4)

Palinuro (A 5311)
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci (ship)

The Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship of the Marina Militare, named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Her home port is Livorno, Italy....
(A 5312)
Stella Polare (A 5313)
Corsaro II (A 5316)

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 Marina Militare. The hull design was based on the uncompleted Comandante class destroyers but American equipment was used....
s (1957-1983): 2 vessels
Andrea Doria class cruiser
Andrea Doria class cruiser

Andrea Doria class of helicopter cruiser of the Marina Militare were Italy's first major new designs of the post-WWII era.The class consisted of two vessels, Italian cruiser Andrea Doria and Italian cruiser Caio Duilio , both commissioned in 1964 and in service into the late 1980s....
s (1964-1991): 2 vessels
Impavido class destroyer
Impavido class destroyer

The Impavido class were the second group of destroyers built for the Marina Militare after World War II and the first Italian Guided Missile destroyers....
s (1963-1992): 2 vessels
Lupo class frigate
Lupo class frigate

The Lupo class is a ship class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti for the Marina Militare. Designed as multipurpose warships with emphasis on ASUW , they have enjoyed some success in the export market, being acquired by the navies of Peruvian Navy and Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela....
s (1977-2001): 4 vessels - sold to the Peruvian Navy
Peruvian Navy

The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Military of Peru 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' was a helicopter cruiser that served with the Military of Italy Marina Militare, the Italian navy. Originally it was intended to be a Vittorio Veneto class cruiser of two ships specifically designed for anti-submarine warfare , but only Vittorio Veneto entered into service in 1969, its sister ship Italian cruiser...
(1969 - 2003): 1 vessel
Audace class destroyer
Audace class destroyer

The Audace class destroyers were two guided missile destroyers built for the Marina Militare during the Cold War. An improvement of the Impavido destroyer 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 design was the forerunner of all US World War II submarine designs....
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 dace of the carp family.The keel of was Keel laying by Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut 22 July 1942....
, 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....
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 128 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy....
s: Alfredo Cappellini (S507)
USS Capitaine (SS-336)

USS Capitaine , a Balao class submarine 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 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 submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the besugo, a fish of the porgie family.Besugo was launched 27 February 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs....
Tench class submarine
Tench class submarine

Tench class submarines were an evolutionary improvement over the Gato class submarine and Balao class submarine 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, one of several varieties of flying or sailing fishes named for a Spanish language term meaning "flying"....
, 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....
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 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 Marina Militare in the 1960s. They were the first submarines designed and built in Italy since World War II....
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 Marina Militare. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:...
s: Sauro (S518), Di Cossato (S519), Marconi (S521)

Under Construction (10)

Rinascimento
FREMM multipurpose frigate

The FREMM Multipurpose Frigate is a ship designed by DCN and Fincantieri to operate in anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and be capable of carrying out deep strikes against land targets....
(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....
and Lupo frigates.

Planned (9)

1 Helicopter Carrier 25,000 tonn
2 U212A submarines
2 improved Etna squadron replenishment ships to replace Stromboli and Vesuvio
3 LPD/LHD to replace San Giorgio San Giusto San Marco
1 Logistic and command ship for minehunter
1 Logistic, rescue and command ship for submarines

Aircraft

Bell 212

The Bell 212 Twin Huey is a two-bladed, twin-engined, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. Originally manufactured by Bell Helicopter in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, the 212 is marketed to civilian operators and has a fifteen-seat configuration, with one pilot and fourteen passengers....
|| || antisubmarine helicopter || AB212 || 30 || built by Agusta, originally 67 |----- | Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King || || antisubmarine helicopter || SH-3D || 12 || built by Agusta, originally 36, to be phased out in 2010 |----- | AgustaWestland EH101

AgustaWestland EH101

The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications but also marketed for civil use. The helicopter was developed as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy ....
||

|| multirole naval helicopter || ASW

ASH

AEW || 8

4 ||for major unit

4 TTH, 4 ASH and 2 AS2H

for aircraft carrier |----- | NHI NH90

NHI NH90

The NHI NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military, fly-by-wire helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries. The NH90, which can be flown by a single pilot, is designed to operate by night and day and in poor weather....
|| || naval helicopter || NFH

TTH || 56 || |----- | Boeing AV-8 Harrier || || fighter

trainer || AV-8B

TAV-8B || 15

2 || lost 1 AV-8B |----- | Piaggio P180 Avanti

Piaggio P180 Avanti

The Piaggio Aero P.180 Avanti is a twin-engine :Category:Business aircraft produced by Piaggio Aero. It seats up to nine passengers in a cabin pressurization, and may be flown by one or two aviator....
|| || utility transport || P.180 M || 3 || |----- | F-35B || || Stealth multi-role fighter||F-35B|| 0 || 22 on order |}

External links

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from www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk - 10 pages of photos
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