Stromboli-class replenishment oiler

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Nave da rifornimento Vesuvio A 5329.jpg
Vesuvio (A 5329) in 2009
Class overview
NameStromboli
Builders
Operators
Succeeded by Etna class
In commission1975–1978
Completed3 (2 for Italy and 1 for Iraq)
Active1 (Italy)
Retired1 (Italy)
General characteristics
Type Replenishment oiler
Displacement
  • - 9.100  t (8.956 long tons) full load
  • 4.200  t (4.134 long tons) to empty ship
Length129 m (423 ft) LOA
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Depth6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) to 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement12 officers, 120 enlisted
Sensors &
processing systems
  • - 1 x surface radar Selex ES SMA MM/SPS/702
  • - 2 × navigation radar GEM Elettronica (MM/SPN-753 and MM/SPN-754)
  • - 1 × fire direction radar Selenia Orion RTN-10X
  • - 1 × SICRAL 1, 1B and 2 satellite communication system
  • - 3 satellite communication systems
Armament
Aviation facilities Flight deck for SH-90 and AW-101 helicopters. [1]
Notes2 × RAS systems

The Stromboli class is a series of two replenishment oilers used by the Marina Militare [2] since 1975. They are to be replaced by the Vulcano class beginning in 2019. [3]

Contents

The ships are capable of loading:

Ships

Stromboli class
ShipNavy Pennant
number
ShipyardHull
number
Laid downLaunchedCommissionedMottoNote
Stromboli [4] Italian Navy A 5327 Riva Trigoso (La Spezia)298 [5] 1 October 197320 February 197531 October 1975Nunquam Satis
VesuvioItalian NavyA 5329Riva Trigoso (La Spezia)8571 July 19744 June 197731 October 1978Defende me servabo teRetired 2023 [6]
Agnadeen Iraqi Navy A 102 [7] Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli)4389 (833)29 January 198222 October 198229 October 1984held in Alexandria (Egypt)
never delivered [8]

References

  1. "Ritorno in mare per Nave Vesuvio dopo 17 mesi di lavori". 18 June 2015.
  2. "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015.
  5. "Navy ships".
  6. Groizeleau, Vincent (20 October 2023). "La marine italienne retire du service la frégate Zeffiro et le ravitailleur Vesuvio". Mer et Marine.
  7. "Agnadeen A102".
  8. "Iraqi Navy".