List of active Italian Navy ships

Naval ensign of Italy

This is a list of active Italian Navy ships. The navy maintains approximately 181 ships in service, ^[1] including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started a process of renewal that will see 50 ships retired by 2025 and replaced by 30 multi-mission ships. ^[2] Ocean going fleet units include: 2 light aircraft carriers, 3 small 8,000-tonne amphibious transport docks, 4 air-defence destroyers, 4 general-purpose frigates, 7 anti-submarine frigates, and 8 attack submarines. Patrol and littoral warfare units include 2 light patrol frigate, 10 offshore patrol vessels and two corvettes. In support of the fleet there are 10 mine countermeasure vessels, 6 coastal patrol boats/special forces patrol boats and a various auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Italian Navy is approximately 275,000 tonnes.

Submarine fleet

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Boat	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Todaro class	4		Attack submarine	Salvatore Todaro  [ it ]	S 526	2006	1,830 tonnes	Italian family of Type 212A submarine [3]
				Scirè	S 527	2007
				Pietro Venuti  [ it ]	S 528	2016
				Romeo Romei  [ it ]	S 529	2017
Sauro class	4		Attack submarine	Salvatore Pelosi	S 522	1988	1,862 tonnes	Class to be replaced by four U212NFS starting in the latter 2020s [4] [5]
				Giuliano Prini	S 523	1989
				Primo Longobardo	S 524	1993
				Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia	S 525	1995

Surface fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Cavour class	1		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Cavour	550	2008	30,000 tonnes	[6]
Giuseppe Garibaldi class	1		Aircraft carrier (V/STOL)	Giuseppe Garibaldi	551	1985	13,850 tonnes	To be replaced in 2024 by the 38,000-ton Trieste [7] [8] [9] [10]

Amphibious warfare

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
San Giorgio class	3		Landing platform dock	San Giorgio	L 9892	1988	8,000 tonnes	This class to be replaced in around 2028-30 with a new, 16,500-ton LPD. [11] [12]
				San Marco	L 9893	1988
				San Giusto	L 9894	1994

Major surface combatants

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Orizzonte class	2		Air-defence destroyer	Andrea Doria	D 553	2007	7,050 tonnes
				Caio Duilio	D 554	2009
Durand de la Penne class	2		Air-defence destroyer	Luigi Durand de la Penne	D 560	1993	5,560 tonnes	to be replaced by two (with option on additional two) DDX (11,000 tons) from 2030 [13] [14]
				Francesco Mimbelli	D 561	1993
Bergamini class FREMM	8		General-purpose frigate	Carlo Bergamini	F 590	2013	6,700 tonnes	Two additional ships, version FREMM ASW Enhanced (ASW with 127/64 gun) projected for service entry in 2025
			Anti-submarine frigate	Virginio Fasan	F 591	2013
				Carlo Margottini	F 592	2014
				Carabiniere	F 593	2015
				Alpino	F 594	2016
			General-purpose frigate	Luigi Rizzo	F 595	2017
				Federico Martinengo	F 596	2018
				Antonio Marceglia	F 597	2019
Maestrale class	2		Anti-submarine frigate	Grecale	F 571	1983	3,040 tonnes	Retiring 2025
				Libeccio	F 572	1983
Thaon di Revel class	3		Oceanic offshore patrol ship	Paolo Thaon di Revel	P 430	2022	6,200 tonnes	7 ordered ships in the class, in service entry 2026
				Francesco Morosini	P 431	2022
				Raimondo Montecuccoli	P 432	2023

Patrol

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Comandanti class	4		Offshore patrol vessel	Comandante Cigala Fulgosi	P 490	2004	1,520 tonnes
				Comandante Borsini	P 491	2004
				Comandante Bettica	P 492	2004
				Comandante Foscari	P 493	2004
Sirio class	2		Offshore patrol vessel	Sirio	P 409	2003	1,549 tonnes	To be replaced by 8 European Patrol Corvettes planned with France and Spain from 2030; [15] about 3,000 tons
				Orione	P 410	2003
Cassiopea class	4		Offshore patrol vessel	Cassiopea	P 401	1989	1,499 tonnes
				Libra	P 402	1991
				Spica	P 403	1991
				Vega	P 404	1992
Esploratore class	4		Coastal patrol boats	Esploratore	P 405	1997	188 tonnes
				Sentinella	P 406	1998
				Vedetta	P 407	1999
				Staffetta	P 408	2005
Angelo Cabrini class	2		Special Forces Patrol boat	Angelo Cabrini	P 420	2019	190 tonnes
				Tullio Tedeschi	P 421	2020

Mine countermeasures

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Lerici class	2		Minehunter	Milazzo	M 5552	1985	503 tonnes
				Vieste	M 5553	1985
Gaeta class	8		Minehunter	Gaeta	M 5554	1992	720 tonnes
				Termoli	M 5555	1992
				Alghero	M 5556	1993
				Numana	M 5557	1993
				Crotone	M 5558	1994
				Viareggio	M 5559	1994
				Chioggia	M 5560	1996
				Rimini	M 5561	1996

Auxiliary fleet

The Italian Navy keeps in service a number of auxiliary and support ships. These include: ^[16]

Replenishment ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Vulcano class	1		AOR – Replenishment oiler	Vulcano	A 5335	2021	27,200 tonnes	Command & logistics support ship. Steel cut on second ship, Atlante, July 2022 [17] Two further ships envisaged. [18]
Etna class	1		AOR – Replenishment oiler	Etna	A 5326	1998	13,400 tonnes	Command & logistics support ship
Stromboli class	1		AOR – Replenishment oiler (small)	Stromboli	A 5327	1975	9,100 tonnes	Sister ship Vesuvio withdrawn from service in 2023 [19]

Submarine support and rescue ship

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Anteo class	1		Submarine rescue ship	Anteo	A 5309	1980	3,874 tonnes	Equipped with Deep-submergence rescue vehicle DRASS-Galeazzi SRV-300; planned to be replaced by SDO SuRS (USSP)

Electronic support ship

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Electronic surveillance ship	Elettra	A 5340	2003	3,180 tonnes

Hydrographic survey vessels

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Hydrographic survey vessel	Ammiraglio Magnaghi	A 5303	1975	1,744 tonnes	Planned to be replaced by Unità Idro Oceanografica Maggiore (UIOM)
Ninfe class	2		Hydrographic survey vessel	Aretusa	A 5304	2002	415 tonnes
				Galatea	A 5308	2002

Research and multi-purpose support ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Research vessel	Alliance	A 5345	(1988) 2016	2,920 tonnes	under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 1 January 2016; operated for CMRE – La Spezia [20]
	1		Coastal research vessel	Leonardo	A 5301	(2002) 2009	433 tonnes	under Italian flag and Marina Militare crew, since 2009; operated for CMRE – La Spezia
Rossetti class	2		Coastal research vessel	Raffaele Rossetti	A 5315	1986	324 tonnes
				Vincenzo Martellotta	A 5320	1989

Water tanker ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Simeto class	2		Water tanker	Ticino	A 5376	1994	2,027 tonnes
				Tirso	A 5377	1994

Coastal tanker ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Panarea class	4		Coastal oil tanker	Panarea	A 5370	1986	863 tonnes
				Linosa	A 5371	1986
				Favignana	A 5372	1987
				Salina	A 5373	1988

Coastal transport ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Gorgona class	6		Coastal transport ship	Gorgona	A 5347	1986	631 / 799.6 tonnes	minelayer capability
				Tremiti	A 5348	1987
				Caprera	A 5349	1987
				Pantelleria	A 5351	1987
				Lipari	A 5352	1987
				Capri	A 5353	1987

Logistic tender ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Ponza class	5		Coastal transport ship	Ponza	A 5364	1988	685 tonnes	minelayer capability
				Levanzo	A 5366	1989
				Tavolara	A 5367	1989
				Palmaria	A 5368	1989
				Procida	A 5383	1990

Landing craft

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
LC23 class MTM C8..	4		Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM)	LC23		140 tonnes fully loaded	Vittoria Shipyards, landing craft for Trieste [21]
				LC23
				LC23
				LC23
LCM62 class MTM C828	9		LCM	LCM62	GIS62	76 tonnes
				LCM63	GIS63
				LCM64	GIS64
				LCM65	GIS65
				LCM66	GIS66
				LCM67	GIS67
				LCM68	GIS68
				LCM69	GIS69
				LCM60	GIS70
MTM217 class	8		LCM	MTM217	MEN217	65 tonnes
				MTM218	MEN218
				MTM219	MEN219
				MTM220	MEN220
				MTM221	MEN221
				MTM222	MEN222
				MTM227	MEN227
				MTM228	MEN228
MTP96 class	20		Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP)	MDN94	MDN94/MDN104 MDN108/MDN109 MDN114/MDN120	14 tonnes	commissioned in 1990s years
RHIB various classes	+ 70		RHIB		Zodiac Hurricane 935 (at least 14 units) Zodiac Hurricane 753 Zodiac Hurricane 733 II STENMAR 6.70 STENMAR 6.90 STENMAR 9.20 (at least 6 units) ARIMAR 710 PRO ARIMAR 920 PRO CABI Cattaneo 11 m (at least 6 units)

Deep sea tugboats

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
Ciclope class	6		Deep sea tugboat	Ciclope	A 5319	660 tonnes
				Titano	A 5324
				Polifemo	A 5325
				Gigante	A 5328
				Saturno	A 5330
				Tenace	A 5365

Coastal tugboats

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Coastal tugboat	Ercole	Y 430	540 tonnes	Launched in 2002 by Damen shipyards; Commissioned in 2014
Porto class	9		Coastal tugboat	Porto Fossone	Y 415	412 tonnes	Portofino (Y 436) and Riva Trigoso (Y 443) decommissioned
				Porto Torres	Y 416
				Porto Corsini	Y 417
				Porto Empedocle	Y 421
				Porto Pisano	Y 422
				Porto Conte	Y 423
				Portoferraio	Y 425
				Portovenere	Y 426
				Porto Salvo	Y 428

Harbour tugboats

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
RP 101 class	10		Harbour tugboats	RP 101	Y 403	85 tonnes	I Batch
				RP 102	Y 404
				RP 104	Y 407
				RP 106	Y 410
				RP 107	Y 413
				RP 108	Y 452
				RP 109	Y 456
				RP 110	Y 458
				RP 111	Y 460
				RP 112	Y 462
RP 113 class	2		Harbour tugboats	RP 113	Y 463	120 tonnes	II Batch
				RP 116	Y 466
RP 118 class	6		Harbour tugboats	RP 118	Y 468	85 tonnes	III Batch
				RP 119	Y 470
				RP 120	Y 471
				RP 122	Y 473
				RP 123	Y 476
				RP 124	Y 477
RP 125 class	10		Harbour tugboats	RP 125	Y 478	76.4 tonnes	IV Batch
				RP 126	Y 479
				RP 127	Y 480
				RP 128	Y 481
				RP 129	Y 482
				RP 130	Y 483
				RP 131	Y 484
				RP 134	Y 487
				RP 132	Y 485
				RP 133	Y 486

Harbour water and oil tanker ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
GGS 1012 class	13		Harbour tanker	GGS1012	GGS 1012	500 tonnes	GGS-1018 launched December 2012 [22] GGS-1019 & GGS-2020 launched by Cantiere Navale Tringali 2001 & 2002 [23]
				GGS1013	GGS 1013
				GGS1014	GGS 1014
				GGS1015	GGS 1015
				GGS1016	GGS 1016
				GGS1017	GGS 1017
				GGS1018	GGS 1018
				GGS1019	GGS 1019
				GGS1020	GGS 1020
				GRS/G 1010	GRS/G 1010
				GRS/G 1011	GRS/G 1011
				GRS/G 1012	GRS/G 1012
				GRS/J 1013	GRS/J 1013

Ferry-boat

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Ferry-boat	Cheradi	Y 402	1992	180 tonnes

Sail training tall ships

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Tall ship	Amerigo Vespucci	A 5312	1931	4,300 tonnes	last heavy update in 2013/2016
	1		Full-rigged ship	Palinuro	A 5311	(1934) 1955	1,341 tonnes
	1		Brigantine	Italia	A 5314	(1993) 2007	404 tonnes

Sail training vessel

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Length	Notes
	1		Sail training vessel	Orsa Maggiore	A 5323	1995	80 tonnes	28.3 m (93 ft)
	1		Sail training vessel	Caroly	A 5302	(1948) 1982	56 tonnes	23.66 m (77.6 ft)
	1		Sail training vessel	Capricia	A 5322	(1963) 1993	55 tonnes	22.5 m (74 ft)
	1		Sail training vessel	Stella Polare	A 5313	1965	48 tonnes	21.47 m (70.4 ft)
	1		Sail training vessel	Corsaro II	A 5316	1961	47 tonnes	20.9 m (69 ft)

Sailing boat cruise

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Displacement	Notes
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Albatros
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Andromeda
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Antares
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Aquarius
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Aquilante
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Aquilone
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Artica II		7 tonnes	launched in 1956; length 12.94 m
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Bellatrix
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Calypso
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Canopus
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Chaplin		15 tonnes	launched in 1974; commissioned in 2008; length 16.75 m
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Cignus
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Cobalt
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Deneb
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Dragone
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Fomalhaut
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Gabbiano
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Gemini
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Grifone bianco
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Nausica
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Pegaso
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Pellicano
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Penelope
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Quadrante
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Sagittario		11 tonnes	launched in 1972; length 15.74 m
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Scorpione
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Sestante
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Seven seas
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Tara's
	1		Sailing boat cruise	Ussaro

Floating docks

Class	In service	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Lifting capacity	Notes
	1		Floating dock	GO 60	GO 60	1,000 tonnes	Launched 17 February 2018 to Megaride dockyards in Napoli; capacity for vessels length 60 m and large 13 m; based to La Spezia
	1		Floating dock	GO 59	GO 59	1,000 tonnes	Commissioned 2014
	1		Floating dock	GO 58	GO 58	2,000 tonnes	Commissioned on 1996
GO 55 class	3		Floating dock	GO 55 GO 56 GO 57	GO 55 GO 56 GO 57	850 tonnes	Commissioned 1995/1996
GO 52 class	3		Floating dock	GO 52 GO 53 GO 54	GO 52 GO 53 GO 54	6,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1988/1993 GO53 on 2018 based to Augusta [24]
	1		Floating dock	GO 51	GO 51	2,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1971 length 80 m deployed to La Maddalena (Olbia)
GO 22 class	1		Floating dock	GO 23	GO 23	1,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1935
	1		Floating dock	GO 20	GO 20	1,600 tonnes	Commissioned 1935
	1		Floating dock	GO 188	GO 188	600 t	Commissioned 1920
	1		Floating dock	GO 18A	GO18A	800 tonnes	Commissioned 1920 on 2015 based to Brindisi Naval Station [25]
	1		Floating dock	GO 11	GO 11	2,700 tonnes	Commissioned 1920
	1		Floating dock	GO 5	GO 5	100 tonnes	Commissioned 1893
	1		Floating dock	GO 1	GO 1	1,000 tonnes	Commissioned 1942

Fleet on order

The Italian navy is expanding its fleet by bringing back to line some new patrol ships for the ones that were not replaced, and will replace each other ships that need to be replaced. ^{[26] [27]}

Submarine fleet

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Submarines
U212 NFS class Near Future Submarine	3 (+ 1 option)		Attack submarine	—	NFS1	2027	1,600 tonnes (surfaced) [28] 1,995 tonnes (submerged) [29]	Successor of the Sauro class, 3 under contract + 1 in option [28] [30] [31]
				—	NFS2	2029
				—	NFS3	2030

Surface warships fleet

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Aircraft carrier
Trieste class	1		Aircraft carrier / LHD / Amphibious assault	Trieste	L9890	2024	38,000 tonnes	Successor of the Giuseppe Garibaldi ship. [32]
Frigates
Bergamini class FREMM mutiruolo +	2		General-purpose frigate	Spartaco Schergat  [ it ]	F 598	2025	6,700 tonnes	Replacement of the last two Maestrale class ships [33] [34]
				Emilio Bianchi  [ it ]	F 599	2025
Patrol ships
Thaon di Revel class PPA Light +	2		Oceanic OPV	Marcantonio Colonna	P 433	2024	5,880 tonnes	[35]
				Ruggiero di Lauria	P 435	2025
Thaon di Revel class PPA Full	2		Oceanic OPV	Giovanni delle Bande Nere	P 434	2024	6,270 tonnes
				Domenico Millelire	P 436	2026
PPX class Based on FCx20	3 (+ 3 option)	—	OPV	—	—	2027 [36]	2,300 tonnes	Contract with OSN  [ it ] in 2023. for the PPX which will replace the Cassiopea class (4 ships) and the Sirio class (2 ships). [37] [38]
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Support and auxiliary ships

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Logistic support
Vulcano class	1		Logistic support ship	Atlante	A5336	2025	27,200 tonnes	Stromboli class replacement [39]
Coastal logistic support
MTC-F Moto Trasporto Costiero - Fari	2 (+8 option)	—	Auxiliary coastal transport and lighthouse assistance units	—	—	—	—	Successor of the Gorgona class (coastal logistical support ship) and the Ponza class (lighthouse and maritime signaling service ship). [40] 10 planned in total with financing approved, 2 ordered in December 2023 to T.Mariotti. [41] [42]
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Underwater support vessels
SDO-SuRS class Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship	1	—	Submarine rescue ship	—	—	2025	8,600 tonnes	Ordered in 2023 [43] [44]
DRASS 100	1	—	Saturation diving system for submarine rescue	—	—	—		To equip the SDO SuRS. [45]
Hydrographic survey
NIOM Nave Idro Oceanografica Maggiore	1	—	Hydrographic survey vessel	—	—	2026	5,000 tonnes	Successor of the Ammiraglio Magnaghi [46] Vessel to be operated by the Italian Navy Hydrographic Institute  [ it ].
Tugboats
La Spezia shipyard S.I.M.A.N	4	—	Harbour tugboats	—	—	2024	90 - 200 tonnes (full load draft) [47]	Contract in 2022 for €8.39 million [48] (Batch I) [47]
				—	—	2025
				—	—	2026
				—	—	2027
Training vessel
TIRMA TIRocino di MAnovra	4	—	Maneouver training vessel	—	—	—	170 tonnes [49]	Contract in March 2024 for a ship for the Naval Academy to be built by Baglietto Navy e Siman Yachts. [49] Successor of the Aragosta class  [ it ].
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Note: the adjudication to Cimolai for 5 azimuth thruster tugboat for €30.55 million was cancelled after a negotiation on the price revision wasn't concluded. Financial difficulties of Cimolai led to the decision. ^{[50] [48]}

Future orders

Investments financed by the parliament

Ships planned considered in the 2023-2025 investment plan. ^[51]

This list only includes the future investments that were approved by the parliament, but that haven't yet been contracted.

Submarines

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
U212 NFS class Near Future Submarine	1 (on top of 3 already ordered)		Attack submarine	—	NFS4	—	1,600 tonnes (surfaced) [28] 1,995 tonnes (submerged) [29]	Successor of the Sauro class. 3 alrady under contract [28] [30] [31]
BlueWhale (ELI-3325)	3		Long range autonomous unmanned submarine — ISR and ASW missions.	—	—	—	—	MoD request to parliament for the purchase of a submarine from ELTA Systems (2024). [52] Investment mentioned in the Documento Programmatico Pluriennale 2023-2025. [53]
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Surface warships fleet

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Destroyers
Antonio Meucci class DDX class	2 (+2 planned in the future)	—	Guided Missile Destroyer (Air defence and land strike missions)	—	—	—	11,000 tonnes	Durand de la Penne class replacement from 2030 [54] [55] [56]
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Frigates
Bergamini class FREMM EVO	2		Anti-submarine frigate	—	—	—	6,700 tonnes	Replacement of the last Maestrale class asw frigates [57] [58] [59]
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Patrol ships
PPX class Based on FCx20	3	—	OPV	—	—	—	2,300 tonnes	Contract with OSN  [ it ] in 2023. for the PPX which will replace the Cassiopea class (4 ships) and the Sirio class (2 ships). [37] [38]
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Minehunters
CNG-C Cacciamine di Nuova Generazione Costieri	8	—	Coastal mine countermeasure vessels	—	—	—	1,000 tonnes	Both classes will replace the Lerici class and the Gaeta class [60] [61] Contract for development to Intermarine signed in 2021, financing for production approved in 2022.
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CNG-A Cacciamine di Nuova Generazione Altura	4	—	Expeditionary mine countermeasure vessels	—	—	—	1,300 - 1,400 tonnes
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Support and auxiliary ships

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Logistic support
Vulcano class	1 (+1 planned)		Logistic support ship	—	—	2031	27,200 tonnes	2 are already ordered, 3 are financed. [62] Now 4 ships are planned [51]
Coastal logistic support
MTC-F Moto Trasporto Costiero - Fari	8	—	Auxiliary coastal transport and lighthouse assistance units	—	—	—	—	Successor of the Gorgona class (coastal logistical support ship) and the Ponza class (lighthouse and maritime signaling service ship). [40] 10 planned in total with financing approved, 2 ordered in December 2023 to T.Mariotti. [41] [63]
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Underwater support vessels
UBoS Unità navale per Bonifiche Subacquee	1	—	Underwater remediation vessel (mines/explosive devices and other seabed objects recovery and/or neutralization)	—	—	—	1,000 tonnes	The UBOS was approved to be built and replace the Anteo ship. [64] Ship to be assigned to the Diving and Special Operations Command COMSUBIN. [65] In 2022 though, no offer was made by the industry on this programme the manufacturer is yet to be chosen. [66]
Hydrographic survey
NIOC Navi Idro Oceanografiche Costiere	2	—	Coastal oceanographic survey vessel	NIOC 1	—	—	2,000 tonnes	Successor to the Ninfe class. To be used mostly in the Mediterranean. [67]
				NIOC 2	—	—
Barges
Barge with 300 m3 fuel capacity	3	—	Fuel transport barge	—	—	—	300 m3 (fuel capacity)	Financing for the programme approved in 2021. [68] No offer was received, for that programme, and a tender was relaunched in December 2023.
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Expected investments

This list only includes plans of future investments that are official, but that haven't yet been financed by the parliament.

Surface warships fleet

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Amphibious warfare ships
Nuova Unita Amphibie LXD Landing X Dock	3	—	Amphibious assault, Landing helicopter dock	—	—	—	16,500 tonnes	San Giorgio class replacement by 2028 - 2030. [69] €1.226 billion for the development of 3 new amphibious ships [70] [71]
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LC23 class	6	—	Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM)	—	—	—	200 tonnes	4 are already ordered, for the Trieste. [72] Now 6 crafts are planned with th LXD. [72]
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Destroyers
Antonio Meucci class DDX class	2	—	Guided Missile Destroyer (Air defence and land strike missions)	—	—	—	11,000 tonnes	DDX may replace the Orizzonte class eventually in the 2030s [58]
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Corvettes
EPC / MMPC class European / Modular and multirole patrol corvette	8		Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette	—	—	From 2030	3,000 tonnes	Successor of the Comandanti class [73] [74]
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Patrol ships
Thaon di Revel class PPA	3		Oceanic offshore patrol ship	—	—	—	6,200 tonnes	Three additional PPA planned [75]
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Support and auxiliary ships

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Comm. planned	Displacement	Notes
Logistic support
Vulcano class	1		Logistic support ship	—	—	—	27,200 tonnes	2 are already ordered, 3 are financed. [62] Now 4 ships are planned [51]

See also

• List of decommissioned ships of the Italian Navy

Other maritime organisations of Italy:

• List of Guardia di Finanza vessels
• List of Italian Coast Guard vessels

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External links

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