Atlante-class tugboat

Class overview
Name	Atlante
Builders	Cantiere Navale Visentini Donada (Rovigo)
Operators	Italian Navy
Built	1975
In commission	1976
Planned	2
Building	2
Completed	2
Active	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Deep sea tugboats
Displacement	750 t (740 long tons) full load
Length	38.80 m (127 ft 4 in) LOA
Beam	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Height	4.10 m (13 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	- 1 x shaft; - 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-8M, 1.963 kW (2.632 bhp);
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Crew	- 23, of which:; - 1 official; - 22 sailors;
Sensors &; processing systems	GEM Elettronica navigation radar MM/SPN-748

Last updated January 03, 2026

The Atlante class^[4] is a series of two Deep sea tugboatss of the Italian Navy.

Ships

Atlante tugboats are equipped with a type Britannia tow cable with automatic release, long 400 m (diameter of 40 mm), with automatic towing winch for adjusting the shooting power.
They are equipped with exhaustion means for fire intervention on other units and a fixed installation for anti-pollution duties.

Italian Navy - Atlante class
Name	Pennant number	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Motto
Atlante	A 5317	1974	1975	1976	10 October 2004^[5]	Su mundu accoddu
Prometeo	A 5318 ^[6]	1974	1975	1976

References

↑ "Cantiere Navale Visentini – Reparti di Produzione". Cantierenavalevisentini.wordpress.com. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
↑ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 al 1990". 25 November 2011.
↑ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 - Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie". Betasom.it. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
↑ "Rimorchiatori - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "ITS Prometeo A5318".

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[1] "Cantiere Navale Visentini – Reparti di Produzione". Cantierenavalevisentini.wordpress.com. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[2] "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 al 1990". 25 November 2011.

[3] "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 - Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie". Betasom.it. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[4] "Rimorchiatori - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "ITS Prometeo A5318".

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