Vulcano-class logistic support ship

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Vulcano in July 2023 in Genoa
Class overview
NameVulcano class
Builders Fincantieri
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy
Preceded by Stromboli class
Subclasses Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces
Cost € 374.6 million (2019) for the first unit
Built2016–present
In commission2021–present
Planned
Building
Completed
Active2
General characteristics
Type Logistic support ship
Displacement27,200  t (26,800 long tons) full load
Length
  • 193 m (633 ft 2 in) LOA
  • 175.9 m (577 ft 1 in) LPP
Beam27.2 m (89 ft 3 in)
Height16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draft8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
  • CODLAD scheme which drive two propellers
  • 2 × MAN 20V32/44CR diesel engines, 24,000 kW (32,000 bhp) [1]
  • 2 × electric engines Marelli Motori 1.5 MW (2,000 bhp) each
  • 4 × MAN 6L27/38 diesel generators, 8,336 kW (11,179 bhp) [1]
  • 1 × emergency diesel generator, 855 kW (1,147 bhp)
  • 2 × electric engines on Marelli Motori shafts 1.65 MW (2,210 bhp) each
  • 4 × diesel generators for SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction)
  • 2 × thrusters, 1.0 MW (1,300 bhp) each
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) on electric engines
Range7,000  nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Endurance30 days
Complement188 (+5) + 42 transported + 13 hospitalised
Crew167
Sensors and
processing systems
  • [2]
  • 1 × GEM Elettronica Columbus/N 3D radar [3]
  • 1 × Leonardo IFF
  • 2 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-760, navigation dual-band radars, X/Ku
  • 1 × GEM Elettronica helicopter landing radar [4]
  • Leonardo Link 11-16-22JREAP
  • 2 × Leonardo Janus-N IRST system
  • Leonardo obstacle avoidance sonar
  • FFBNW Torpedo Detection Sonar
  • CMS, Command Management System Leonardo SADOC Mk4, with 8 consoles (PPA and LHD Trieste simplified version)
  • SMS, Ship Management System "SeasNavy" of Seastema (Fincantieri), with other 8 consoles, integrated with CMS SADOC Mk4
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • FFBNW CESM
  • FFBNW RESM
Armament
Aircraft carried2 helicopters AW-101
Aviation facilities
Notes
  • 4 × RAS (replenishment at sea) Hepburn stations
  • 1 × Astern Fuelling Station (F76-F44)
  • 2 × 30 tonnes to 20 m, stabilized cranes (one, on left, for offshore duties)
  • 2 × 7.3 m (24 ft) RHIB
  • 2 × 10 m (33 ft) tenders
  • FFBNW 2 × CB90 type boats
  • Transported cargoes up to 15,500 t (15,300 long tons)

The Vulcano class is a class of replenishment oiler used by the Italian Navy, with lead ship Vulcano of the class entered service on 12 March 2021. [5] The ships are designed to support fleet operations with fuel and dry stores and expected to replace the Stromboli class, another class of replenishment oiler from the Navy. Vulcano was financed under the 2014 Naval Law, [6] for €346 million, then increased to €374.6 million, when the length was extended by 12 metres (39 ft). A second ship Atlante was ordered in January 2022 for projected delivery in 2025. The Navy also had an option for a third ship of the class. [7] However, under the Italian MoD’s Multi-Year Defence Planning Document (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa, DPP) for the 2023-2025 timeframe, a fourth ship was added to the program. [8]

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The French Navy through OCCAR ordered three modified ships of the class to replace its Durance-class tankers to be delivered in 2023, 2025 and 2027. A fourth ship to be ordered is projected for service entry after 2030. [9] The program is known as the Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces (BRF). [10] [11] France officially joined the program in October 2018. [12] [13] The French BRF ships are 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) longer at 194 m (636 ft 6 in) and 31,000 tons full load displacement compared to 27,200 tons, reflecting the French fleet's greater need for aviation fuel. [14]

Design and construction

Vulcano was built by Fincantieri as yard number 6259. The stern section was built at the Riva Trigoso Naval Shipyard and the bow section was built at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) Naval Shipyard. On the night of 22/23 July 2018, a fire broke out on the ship's stern superstructure. [15]

Vulcano is designed as a support ship able to supply a large naval squadron at sea. [16] She was commissioned in March 2021. The lead ship of the French Navy's Jacques Chevallier sub-class began sea trials in December 2022 [17] and was commissioned in November 2024. [18] Steel was cut on a second ship for the French Navy in February 2022 [19] and on a second ship for the Italian Navy in July 2022. [20]

The ships have the capability to:

She has a cargo capacity of up to 15,500 t, of which, "at least":

Ships of the class

Italics indicate the estimated date

Pennant no.NameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedHomeport
Naval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy
A 5335 Vulcano Fincantieri (Muggiano)13 October 2016 [23] 22 June 201812 March 2021 La Spezia
A 5336Atlante28 June 2023 [24] 18 May 2024 [25] [26] [27] 2025 Taranto
TBCTBCTBC
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces [13]
A 725Jacques Chevallier Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Saint-Nazaire)24 December 2021 [28] 29 April 2022 [29] [30] 20 November 2024 [31] Toulon; [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
first steel cut in May 2020 [37] [38] [39] [40]
A 726Jacques Stosskopf [41] 6 December 2022 [42] 19 August 2024 [43] 2025Toulon
Émile Bertin [41] 8 August 2024 [44] 2027 Brest
Gustave Zédé [41] TBCProjected beyond 2030 [9] Toulon

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