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This is a list of active
Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...
ships. The navy maintains approximately 181 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: 2 light
aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...
s, 3 small 8,000-tonne
amphibious transport dock An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operat ...
s, 4 air-defence
destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
s, 4 general-purpose
frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
s, 7 anti-submarine frigates, and 8
attack submarine An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called "mul ...
s. Patrol and littoral warfare units include 2 light patrol frigate, 10
offshore patrol vessels Offshore may refer to: Science and technology * Offshore (hydrocarbons) * Offshore construction, construction out at sea * Offshore drilling, discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well * Off ...
and two
corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
s. In support of the fleet there are 10
mine countermeasure vessel A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a Minesweeper (ship), minesweeper and minehunter in one hull. The term MCMV is also applied collec ...
s, 6 coastal patrol boats/special forces patrol boats and a various
auxiliary ship An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense. Auxil ...
s. The total displacement of the
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is approximately 275,000 tonnes.


Submarine fleet


Surface fleet


Aircraft carriers


Amphibious warfare


Major surface combatants


Patrol


Mine countermeasures


Auxiliary fleet

The
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keeps in service a number of auxiliary and support ships. These include:


Replenishment ships


Submarine support and rescue ship


Electronic support ship


Hydrographic survey vessels


Research and multi-purpose support ships


Water tanker ships


Coastal tanker ships


Coastal transport ships


Logistic tender ships


Landing craft


Deep sea tugboats


Coastal tugboats


Harbour tugboats


Harbour water and oil tanker ships


Ferry-boat


Sail training tall ships


Sail training vessel


Sailing boat cruise


Floating docks


See also

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List of decommissioned ships of the Italian Navy This is a list of decommissioned vessels of the Italian Navy since 1949. Submarines Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Frigates Corvettes Torpedo boats Gunboats Hydrofoil missile boats Minesweeper Minelayer ...
Other maritime organisations of
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
: * List of
Guardia di Finanza The ''Guardia di Finanza'' (G. di F. or GdF) () (English: literal: ''Guard of Finance'', paraphrased: ''Financial Police'' or ''Financial Guard'') is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. ...
vessels *
List of Italian Coast Guard vessels The list of Italian Coast Guard vessels is a listing of all vessels to have been commissioned by the Corps of the Port Captaincies - Coast Guard during the history of that service. Assets in service Offshore vessels Outer Patrol boats Patrol ...


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