Panarea-class tanker

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Favignana (A 5372).JPG
Coastal oil tanker Favignana (A 5372), Messina, 2015
Class overview
NamePanarea class
BuildersCantieri Navali Ferrari (La Spezia)
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy
Planned4
Building4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeCoastal oil tanker
Displacement
  • 292  t (287 long tons), empty
  • 863  t (849 long tons), full load
Length
  • 50.00 m (164 ft 1 in) LOA
  • 47.25 m (155 ft 0 in) LPP
Beam10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught
  • Favignana:
  • 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in)
  • Linosa, Panarea and Salina
  • 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 x shaft
  • Favignana:
  • 2 x diesel engines Caterpillar C18, 484.71 kW (650.01 bhp) each
  • 2 x diesel generators ANSALDO mod. M2BM 315 SA/4
  • Linosa, Panarea and Salina:
  • 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-6V, 587 kW (787 bhp) each
  • 2 x diesel generators Isotta Fraschini VM1312-MH-14 [1]
Speed
  • Favignana:
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
  • Linosa, Panarea and Salina:
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Capacity
  • 570 m3 (20,000 cu ft) NATO F76 (diesel fuel marine)
  • or 581 m3 (20,500 cu ft) NATO F44/JP5 (aviation fuel)
  • equivalent to 550  t (540 long tons) [2]
Crew16
Sensors and
processing systems
2 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar

The Panarea class is a series of four coastal oil tankers of the Italian Navy designated as Moto Cisterna Costiera, MCC (NATO YOG). Since 5 October 2005 all vessels carry the motto Prompti ad Agendum.

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Ships

Naval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy - Panarea class
Ship Pennant
number
Laid downLaunchedCommissionedNotesInitial
number
Wikimedia
Commons
Favignana A 537210 July 19858 February 198617 May 1987for NATO
F44/JP5
aviation fuel
MCC-1103
Linosa A 537116 November 19856 December 1986for NATO
F76
marine oil
MCC-1102
Panarea A 537026 October 198526 August 1986for NATO
F76
marine oil
MCC-1101
Salina A 5373198714 November 198720 May 1988for NATO
F44/JP5
aviation fuel
MCC-1104

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