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Ponza-class Transport Ship
The ''Ponza'' class is a series of five Transport ship, Coastal transport ships of the Italian Navy, Marina Militare, named as Moto Trasporto Fari, MTF (Lighthouses Vessels). Roles ''Ponza'' class ships are designed for: * the maintenance and modernization of the coastal maritime signalling and headlights * recovery and replacement of buoys, beacons, lights, catenaries, pylons, etc. * can also be used for transport of various materials * as well as water and fuel or other goods for the supply of naval ships or small islands * minelayer roles Ships '''' Ship Ponza is a unit of type Motion Transport Lighthouses (M.T.F.), which takes the name of the homonymous island of the Pontian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, launched in 1988, in force to the First Group Auxiliary Ships (COMGRUPAUS UNO), was relocated to the First Naval Division (COMDINAV UNO) in 2021. The vessel is primarily used for activities related to the maintenance and proper functioning of maritime signals necess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. According to Eurostat the FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina has, in 2014, 277,584 inhabitants. The city's main resources are its seaports (commercial and military shipyards), cruise tourism, commerce, and agriculture (wine production and cultivating lemons, oranges, mandarin oranges, and olives). The city has been a Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Archimandrite seat since 1548 and is home to a locally important international fair. The city has the University of Messina, founded in 1548 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
