The Italian Navy 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 after World War II. As of August 2014, the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active personnel, with approximately 184 vessels in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.
The Ministry of Defence is the government body of the Italian Republic responsible for military and civil defence matters and managing the Italian Armed Forces. It is led by the Italian Minister of Defence, a position occupied by Lorenzo Guerini since September 2019.
Bruno Branciforte is an Italian admiral. He was Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 23 February 2010 to 2 March 2012 and he succeeded to Nicolò Pollari as the last head of the Italian Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISMI), nominated by Prime Minister Romano Prodi, from 21 November to 2006 to 3 August 2007 when the Agency was dissolved and transformed into the Italian External Intelligence and Security Agency (AISE). He was also the first director of AISE from 4 August 2007 to 4 February 2010.
Carlo Bergamini was an Italian admiral.
Ernesto BurzagliCB GCMM GOA was a prominent figure in the Kingdom of Italy during the early 20th century. During a lifetime career in the Italian Royal Navy, he rose to the rank of Admiral and Chief of Staff. In 1933, King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Burzagli as a Senator in Rome.
Tony Sperandeo is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on La Nuova Squadra, a police drama televised by Rai Tre, as the Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca.
Simona Cavallari (born 5 April 1971, Rome, is an Italian actress of the cinema, theatre, and television.
The European Maritime Force is a non-standing, military force with the current participation of France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The force may carry out naval, air and amphibious operations, with an activation time of 5 days after an order is received.
The Italian Naval Academy is a coeducational military university in Livorno, which is responsible for the technical training of military officers of the Italian Navy.
The Francesco Morosini Naval Military School is a military education college based in Venice operated by the Italian Navy and named after the great venetian Doge.
Alberto da Zara was an Italian admiral of the Regia Marina.
SS Loreto, formerly Astrée, was a 1,069 GRT cargo steamship that was built in England in 1912 for French owners and bought in 1933 by Italian owners who renamed her Loreto. In 1942 a Royal Navy submarine sank her in the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 130 British Indian Army prisoners of war who were aboard.
Vice Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi is an Italian Navy officer, who served as Head of Fleet Command of the Italian Navy.
Vice Admiral Donato Marzano is an Italian Naval officer currently serving as Commander in Chief Naval Fleet.
The Italian Navy Aviation is the naval air component of the Italian Navy. Composed of around 2000 men and women and 69 aircraft and helicopters, the naval aviation represents a top niche and an enabler for the air-naval instrument.
Vice Admiral Giuseppe Lertora is a retired Italian naval officer who served as Commander in Chief Naval Fleet from 2006 to 2009.
Supermarina was the headquarters of the Italian Royal Navy established on 1 June 1940, just before Italy entered the Second World War. The Army and Air Force equivalents were Superesercito and Superaereo, which were subordinate to Comando Supremo the Supreme Command of the Italian armed forces.
Paolo Treu is an Italian naval officer, serving as Commander in Chief Naval Fleet.
The following is the structure of the Italian Navy as of June 2020:
The 2020–21 Serie B is be the 89th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. It started on 25 September 2020 and will end on 7 May 2021.
