Marina Militare

The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) is the navy of the Italian Republic. It is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War 2.

Basic Facts

 * Active Duty Personnel: 46,780
 * Reserve Personnel: 33,200
 * Active Ships: 77
 * Active Naval Fixed-wing aircraft: 50
 * Active Naval Helicopters: 80
 * Chief of the Naval General Staff: Ammiraglio Valter Girardelli
 * Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff: Ammiraglio di Squadra Claudio Gaudiosi

List of Active Vessels

 * Giuseppe Garibaldi-class Light Carrer (1) - 1985
 * ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)
 * Cavour-class Light Carrier (1) - 2008
 * ITS Cavour (550)
 * San Giorgio-class Amphibious Transport Dock (3) - 1987
 * ITS San Giorgio (L9892)
 * ITS San Marco (L9893)
 * ITS San Giusto (L9894)
 * Trieste-class Amphibious Assault Ship (1 UC) - 2022
 * ITS Trieste - under construction
 * Durand de la Penne-class Destroyer (4) - 1993
 * ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560)
 * ITS Francesco Mimbelli (D561)
 * ITS Animoso (D562)
 * ITS Ardimentoso (D563)
 * Horizon-class Destroyer (4) - 2007
 * ITS Andrea Doria (D553)
 * ITS Caio Duilio (D554)
 * ITS Giuseppe Fioravanzo (D555)
 * ITS Junio Valerio Borghese (D556)
 * Maestrale-class Frigate (8) - 1982
 * ITS Maestrale (F570)
 * ITS Grecale (F571)
 * ITS Libeccio (F572)
 * ITS Scirocco (F573)
 * ITS Aliseo (F574)
 * ITS Euro (F575)
 * ITS Espero F576)
 * ITS Zeffiro (F577)
 * Bergamini-class Frigate (7, 3 UC) - 2013
 * ITS Carlo Bergamini (F590)
 * ITS Virginio Fasan (F591)
 * ITS Carlo Margottini (F592)
 * ITS Carabiniere (F593)
 * ITS Alpino (F594)
 * ITS Luigi Rizzo (F595)
 * ITS Federico Martinengo (F596) - sea trials
 * ITS Antonio Marceglia (F597) - fitting out
 * ITS Spartaco Schergat (F598) - under construction
 * ITS Emilio Bianchi (F599) - under construction
 * Minerva-class Corvette (4) - 1987
 * ITS Sfinge (F554)
 * ITS Driade (F555)
 * ITS Chimera (F556)
 * ITS Fenice (F557)
 * Sauro-class Submarine (4) - 1980
 * ITS Salvatore Pelosi (S522)
 * ITS Giuliano Prini (S523)
 * ITS Primo Longobardo (S524)
 * ITS Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S525)
 * Salvatore Todaro-class (Type 212) Submarine (2, 4 UC) - 2006
 * ITS Salvatore Todaro (S526)
 * ITS Scire (S527)
 * ITS Pietro Venuti (S528) - under construction
 * ITS Romeo Romei (S529) - under construction
 * ITS Marcantonio Colonna (S530) - under construction
 * ITS Dante Alighieri (S531) - under construction
 * Bormida-class Coastal Water Tanker (1) - 1974
 * ITS Bormida (A5359)
 * Stromboli-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler (3) - 1975
 * ITS Stromboli (A5327)
 * ITS Avernus (A5328)
 * ITS Vesuvio (A5329)
 * Magnaghi-class Hydro-Oceanographic Survey Vessel (1) - 1975
 * ITS Magnaghi (A5303)
 * Anteo-class Submarine Rescue Vessel (1) - 1980
 * ITS Anteo (A5309)
 * Marino-class Diving Support Vessel (2) - 1985
 * ITS Mario Marino (Y498)
 * ITS Alcide Pedretti (Y499)
 * Panarea-class Gasoline Tanker (4) - 1986
 * ITS Panarea (A5370)
 * ITS Linosa (A5371)
 * ITS Favignana (A5372)
 * ITS Salina (A5373)
 * Raffaele Rossetti-class Weapons Test Ship (1) - 1986
 * ITS Raffaele Rossetti (A5315)
 * ITS Vincenzo Martellotta (A5320)
 * Gorgona-class Coastal Cargo Ship (6) - 1986
 * ITS Gorgona (A5347)
 * ITS Tremiti (A5348)
 * ITS Caprera (A5349)
 * ITS Pantelleria (A 5351)
 * ITS Lipari (A5352)
 * ITS Capri (A5353)
 * Ponza-class Coastal Transport Ship (5) - 1988
 * ITS Ponza (A5364)
 * ITS Levanzo (A5366)
 * ITS Tavolara (A5367)
 * ITS Palmaria (A5368)
 * ITS Procida (A5383)
 * Etna-class Fleet Replenishment Vessel (1) - 1998
 * ITS Etna (A5326)
 * Simeto-class Water Tanker (3) - 1988
 * ITS Simeto (A5375)
 * ITS Ticino (A5376)
 * ITS Tirso (A5377)
 * Aretusa-class Coastal Survey Vessel (2) - 2002
 * ITS Aretusa (A5304)
 * ITS Galatea (A5305)
 * Electra-class Hydrographic Survey Vessel (1) - 2003
 * ITS Electra (A5340)
 * Vulcano-class Replenishment Vessel (2 UC) - 2019
 * ITS Vulcano - fitting out
 * ITS Unnamed - under construction
 * Lerici-class Minesweeper (4) - 1985
 * ITS Lerici (M-5550)
 * ITS Sapri (M-5551)
 * ITS Milazzo (M-5552)
 * ITS Vieste (M-5553)
 * Gaeta-class Minesweeper (8) - 1996
 * ITS Gaeta (M-5554)
 * ITS Termoli (M-5555)
 * ITS Alghero (M-5556)
 * ITS Numana (M-5557)
 * ITS Crotone (M-5558)
 * ITS Viareggio (M-5559)
 * ITS Chioggia (M-5560)
 * ITS Rimini (M-5561)
 * Cassiopea-class Patrol Vessel (4) - 1989
 * ITS Cassiopea (P401)
 * ITS Libra (P402)
 * ITS Spica (P403)
 * ITS Vega (P404)
 * Esploratore-class Coastal Patrol Vessel (4) - 1998
 * ITS Esploratore (P405)
 * ITS Sentinella (P406)
 * ITS Vedetta (P407)
 * ITS Staffetta (P408)
 * Comandante-class Patrol Vessel (4) - 2001
 * ITS Comandante Cigala Fulgosi (P490)
 * ITS Comandante Borsini (P491)
 * ITS Comandante Bettica (P492)
 * ITS Comandante Foscari (P493)
 * Sirio-class Patrol Vessel (2) - 2002
 * ITS Sirio (P409)
 * ITS Orione (P410)
 * Cabrini-class Patrol Boat (2) - 2019
 * ITS Angelo Cabrini - fitting out
 * ITS Tulio Tedeschi - under construction

Fighters

 * Boeing AV-8B Harrier II x 36 (STOVL Fighter)
 * Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II x 0 - 62 planned

Transport Aircraft

 * Piaggio P.180 Avanti x 4 (Utility Transport)

Trainers

 * TAV-8B Harrier II x 14 (Advanced Trainer)

Helicopters

 * Agusta-Bell AB-212 x 22 (Multirole Helicopter)
 * AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin (Multirole Helicopter) x 60
 * NHIndustries SH90A (Multirole Helicopters) x 40 - 48 more on order

UAVs

 * Boeing ScanEagle x 10
 * Camcopter S-100 x 2

Future Procurement

 * Four 8-9,000 ton DDGs to replace the Durand de la Penne-class DDGs. The design will be a development of the Andrea Doria-class.
 * Four more FREMM frigates on sea trials or being built to replace the Maestrale and Soldati classes between 2018 and 2021.
 * Ten PPA "Pattugliatori Polivalenti d'Altura" (with four more on option) to replace the Minerva-class corvettes between 2021 and 2028.
 * 2-4 Type 212CD hunter-killer submarines are planned with a commissioning 2025-2026 maintaining the submarine fleet at ten units.
 * One 32,000 ton amphibious assault ship, ITS Trieste, to replace the light aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (551).
 * Two 20,000 ton amphibious assault ships to replace the first two San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks
 * Three Vulcano-class AORs to replace the Stromboli-class AORs.
 * One USSP "Unità Soccorso Sommergibili Polivalente" (Multipurpose submarine rescue vessel) to replace the submarine rescue ship ITS Anteo
 * UIOM "Unità Idro Oceanografica Maggiore" (Oceangoing Hydrographic vessel) to replace the hydrographic survey vessel ITS Ammiraglio Magnagh.
 * Eight COV (Cacciamine Oceanici Veloci - FOMH Fast Oceanic Mine Hunter) to replace Lerici/Gaeta MHC class.
 * Two UNPAV "Unità Navale Polivalente Alta Velocità" high speed special forces boats to be commissioned between 2018 and 2019.