Italian Navy Fleet Inventory 🇮🇹
Overview
The Italian Navy is enhancing its position as a key maritime power in the Mediterranean and expanding its operational reach. Its strategy is centered on protecting national interests in the "enlarged Mediterranean," a region stretching from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Gulf of Aden, while also increasing its presence in the Indo-Pacific to support international security and stability. This is demonstrated by its participation in and leadership of multinational operations such as the EU's Aspides in the Red Sea and Mare Sicuro in the central Mediterranean.
The fleet is a balanced mix of blue-water assets. It is built around two aircraft carriers, which can form the core of a carrier strike group and an expeditionary strike group, a capability few navies possess. This is complemented by modern destroyers, a significant force of anti-submarine and general-purpose frigates, and a capable submarine flotilla that includes air-independent propulsion (AIP) boats. Amphibious capabilities are centered on amphibious transport docks, including a new large multi-role amphibious assault ship.
A robust shipbuilding program is rapidly renewing the fleet. Key projects include the versatile Thaon di Revel-class multipurpose combat ships (PPA), which bridge the gap between offshore patrol vessels and frigates. The navy is also inducting new FREMM EVO frigates with advanced technologies and anti-drone capabilities, a new logistic support ship to enhance its operational endurance, and is planning for the mid-life upgrade of its submarine fleet. These programs are supported by a strong domestic shipbuilding industry.
The Italian Navy's operational reach is growing, as evidenced by deployments to the Indo-Pacific, showcasing its ability to sustain operations far from home. The integration of F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft on its carriers significantly boosts its power projection capabilities. Through large-scale multinational exercises like Mare Aperto, which involve numerous allies and advanced systems, Italy reinforces its operational readiness and interoperability within NATO and other international frameworks. The navy is also focused on developing capabilities in emerging domains like unmanned systems and cognitive warfare.
Key facts
| Official Name | Italian Navy |
| Country | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| World rank | #8 |
| Ships in service | 309 (as of 2025) |
| Total ships | 309 |
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Number of active ships by category
| Ship category | Active | |
|---|---|---|
| Other ships | 110 | |
| Support ships | 104 | |
| Amphibious ships | 45 | |
| Patrol boats | 19 | |
| Mine Warfare ships | 10 | |
| Frigates | 9 | |
| Submarines | 8 | |
| Destroyers | 3 | |
| Aircraft carriers | 1 | |
Detailed inventory of Italian Navy
Amphibious ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) | LC23 | None | None (4 ships) | Active | - |
| LCM62 | LCM62 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM63 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM64 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM65 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM66 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM67 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM68 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM69 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| LCM62 | LCM70 | None | Active | 2010 | |
| Landing Craft Mechanized (MTM C828) | MTM217 | MTM217 | None | Active | 1968 |
| MTM217 | MTM218 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| MTM217 | MTM219 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| MTM217 | MTM220 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| MTM217 | MTM221 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| MTM217 | MTM222 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| MTM217 | MTM227 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| MTM217 | MTM228 | None | Active | 1968 | |
| Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) | MTP96 | None | None (20 ships) | Active | 1990 |
| Landing platform dock | San Giorgio | San Giorgio | L 9892 | Active | 1988 |
| San Giorgio | San Marco | L 9893 | Active | 1988 | |
| San Giorgio | San Giusto | L 9894 | Active | 1994 | |
| Aircraft carrier / LHD / Amphibious assault | Trieste | Trieste | L9890 | Active | 2024 |
Aircraft carriers
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft carrier (V/STOL) | Cavour | Cavour | 550 | Active | 2008 |
Destroyers
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air-defence destroyer | Durand de la Penne | Francesco Mimbelli | D 561 | Active | 1993 |
| Orizzonte | Andrea Doria | D 553 | Active | 2007 | |
| Orizzonte | Caio Duilio | D 554 | Active | 2009 |
Frigates
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General-purpose frigate | Bergamini | Carlo Bergamini | F 590 | Active | 2013 |
| Bergamini | Luigi Rizzo | F 595 | Active | 2017 | |
| Bergamini | Federico Martinengo | F 596 | Active | 2018 | |
| Bergamini | Antonio Marceglia | F 597 | Active | 2019 | |
| Anti-submarine frigate | Bergamini | Virginio Fasan | F 591 | Active | 2013 |
| Bergamini | Carlo Margottini | F 592 | Active | 2014 | |
| Bergamini | Carabiniere | F 593 | Active | 2015 | |
| Bergamini | Alpino | F 594 | Active | 2016 | |
| GP-enhanced (GP & ASW) | Bergamini | Spartaco Schergat | F 598 | Active | 2025 |
Mine Warfare ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minehunter | Gaeta | Gaeta | M 5554 | Active | 1992 |
| Gaeta | Termoli | M 5555 | Active | 1992 | |
| Gaeta | Alghero | M 5556 | Active | 1993 | |
| Gaeta | Numana | M 5557 | Active | 1993 | |
| Gaeta | Crotone | M 5558 | Active | 1994 | |
| Gaeta | Viareggio | M 5559 | Active | 1994 | |
| Gaeta | Chioggia | M 5560 | Active | 1996 | |
| Gaeta | Rimini | M 5561 | Active | 1996 | |
| Lerici | Milazzo | M 5552 | Active | 1985 | |
| Lerici | Vieste | M 5553 | Active | 1985 |
Other ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid inflatable boat | - | None | None (70 ships) | Active | - |
| Tall ship | - | Amerigo Vespucci | A 5312 | Active | 1931 |
| Full-rigged ship | - | Palinuro | A 5311 | Active | 1955 |
| Brigantine | - | Italia | A 5314 | Active | 2007 |
| Sail training vessel | - | Orsa Maggiore | A 5323 | Active | 1995 |
| - | Caroly | A 5302 | Active | 1982 | |
| - | Capricia | A 5322 | Active | 1993 | |
| - | Stella Polare | A 5313 | Active | 1965 | |
| - | Corsaro II | A 5316 | Active | 1961 | |
| - | Quadrante | None | Active | - | |
| - | Tara | None | Active | - | |
| - | Ussaro | None | Active | - | |
| Sailing boat cruise | - | Albatros | None | Active | - |
| - | Andromeda | None | Active | - | |
| - | Antares | None | Active | - | |
| - | Aquarius | None | Active | - | |
| - | Aquilante | IEN 026 | Active | - | |
| - | Aquilone | None | Active | - | |
| - | Artica II | None | Active | - | |
| - | Bellatrix | None | Active | - | |
| - | Calypso | None | Active | - | |
| - | Canopus | IEN 033 | Active | - | |
| - | Chaplin | None | Active | 2008 | |
| - | Cignus | None | Active | - | |
| - | Cobalt | None | Active | - | |
| - | Deneb | None | Active | - | |
| - | Dragone | None | Active | - | |
| - | Fomalhaut | None | Active | - | |
| - | Gabbiano | None | Active | - | |
| - | Gemini | None | Active | - | |
| - | Grifone bianco | None | Active | - | |
| - | Nausica | None | Active | - | |
| - | Pegaso | ITA 883 | Active | - | |
| - | Pellicano | None | Active | - | |
| - | Penelope | None | Active | 1965 | |
| - | Sagittario | None | Active | - | |
| - | Scorpione | None | Active | - | |
| - | Sestante | IEN 029 | Active | - | |
| - | Seven seas | IEN 038 | Active | - | |
| Fast Assault Craft | FFC 15 | None | None (2 ships) | Active | 2023 |
Patrol boats
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed multipurpose patrol vessel | Angelo Cabrini | Angelo Cabrini | P 420 | Active | 2019 |
| Angelo Cabrini | Tullio Tedeschi | P 421 | Active | 2020 | |
| OPV | Cassiopea | Cassiopea | P 401 | Active | 1989 |
| Cassiopea | Spica | P 403 | Active | 1991 | |
| Cassiopea | Vega | P 404 | Active | 1992 | |
| OPV+ | Comandanti | Comandante Cigala Fulgosi | P 490 | Active | 2004 |
| Comandanti | Comandante Borsini | P 491 | Active | 2004 | |
| Comandanti | Comandante Bettica | P 492 | Active | 2004 | |
| Comandanti | Comandante Foscari | P 493 | Active | 2004 | |
| Patrol boat | Esploratore | Esploratore | P 405 | Active | 1997 |
| Esploratore | Sentinella | P 406 | Active | 1998 | |
| Esploratore | Vedetta | P 407 | Active | 1999 | |
| Esploratore | Staffetta | P 408 | Active | 2005 | |
| OPV | Sirio | Sirio | P 409 | Active | 2003 |
| Sirio | Orione | P 410 | Active | 2003 | |
| Oceanic OPV | Thaon di Revel | Paolo Thaon di Revel | P 430 | Active | 2022 |
| Thaon di Revel | Francesco Morosini | P 431 | Active | 2022 | |
| Thaon di Revel | Raimondo Montecuccoli | P 432 | Active | 2023 | |
| Thaon di Revel | Giovanni delle Bande Nere | P 434 | Active | 2024 |
Submarines
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack submarine | Sauro | Salvatore Pelosi | S 522 | Active | 1988 |
| Sauro | Giuliano Prini | S 523 | Active | 1989 | |
| Sauro | Primo Longobardo | S 524 | Active | 1993 | |
| Sauro | Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia | S 525 | Active | 1995 | |
| Todaro | Salvatore Todaro | S 526 | Active | 2006 | |
| Todaro | Scirè | S 527 | Active | 2007 | |
| Todaro | Pietro Venuti | S 528 | Active | 2016 | |
| Todaro | Romeo Romei | S 529 | Active | 2017 |
Support ships
| Type | Class | Ship Name | Hull Number | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floating dock | - | GO 11 | GO 11 | Active | 1920 |
| - | GO 51 | GO 51 | Active | 1971 | |
| - | GO 58 | GO 58 | Active | 1996 | |
| - | GO 20 | GO 20 | Active | 1935 | |
| - | GO 1 | GO 1 | Active | 1942 | |
| - | GO 59 | GO 59 | Active | 2014 | |
| - | GO 60 | GO 60 | Active | 2018 | |
| - | GO 18A | GO18A | Active | 2015 | |
| - | GO 188 | GO 188 | Active | 1920 | |
| - | GO 5 | GO 5 | Active | 1893 | |
| Research vessel | Alliance | Alliance | A 5345 | Active | 2016 |
| Hydrographic survey vessel | Ammiraglio Magnaghi | Ammiraglio Magnaghi | A 5303 | Active | 1975 |
| Submarine rescue ship | Anteo | Anteo | A 5309 | Active | 1980 |
| Coastal tugboat | Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 | Ercole | Y 430 | Active | 2014 |
| Ferry-boat | Cheradi | Cheradi | Y 402 | Active | 1992 |
| Deep sea tugboat | Ciclope | Ciclope | A 5319 | Active | - |
| Ciclope | Titano | A 5324 | Active | - | |
| Ciclope | Polifemo | A 5325 | Active | - | |
| Ciclope | Gigante | A 5328 | Active | - | |
| Ciclope | Saturno | A 5330 | Active | - | |
| Ciclope | Tenace | A 5365 | Active | - | |
| Electronic surveillance ship, SIGINT | Elettra | Elettra | A 5340 | Active | 2003 |
| AOR – Replenishment oiler | Etna | Etna | A 5326 | Active | 1998 |
| Harbour tanker | GGS 1012 | GGS1012 | GGS 1012 | Active | - |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1013 | GGS 1013 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1014 | GGS 1014 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1015 | GGS 1015 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1016 | GGS 1016 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1017 | GGS 1017 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1018 | GGS 1018 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1019 | GGS 1019 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GGS1020 | GGS 1020 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GRS/G 1010 | GRS/G 1010 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GRS/G 1011 | GRS/G 1011 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GRS/G 1012 | GRS/G 1012 | Active | - | |
| GGS 1012 | GRS/J 1013 | GRS/J 1013 | Active | - | |
| Floating dock | GO 22 | GO 23 | GO 23 | Active | 1935 |
| GO 52 | GO 52 | GO 52 | Active | 1988 | |
| GO 52 | GO 53 | GO 53 | Active | 1993 | |
| GO 52 | GO 54 | GO 54 | Active | 1993 | |
| GO 55 | GO 55 | GO 55 | Active | 1995 | |
| GO 55 | GO 56 | GO 56 | Active | 1996 | |
| GO 55 | GO 57 | GO 57 | Active | 1996 | |
| Coastal transport ship | Gorgona | Gorgona | A 5347 | Active | 1986 |
| Gorgona | Tremiti | A 5348 | Active | 1987 | |
| Gorgona | Caprera | A 5349 | Active | 1987 | |
| Gorgona | Pantelleria | A 5351 | Active | 1987 | |
| Gorgona | Lipari | A 5352 | Active | 1987 | |
| Gorgona | Capri | A 5353 | Active | 1987 | |
| Coastal research vessel | Leonardo | Leonardo | A 5301 | Active | 2009 |
| Hydrographic survey vessel | Ninfe | Aretusa | A 5304 | Active | 2002 |
| Ninfe | Galatea | A 5308 | Active | 2002 | |
| Coastal oil tanker | Panarea | Panarea | A 5370 | Active | 1986 |
| Panarea | Linosa | A 5371 | Active | 1986 | |
| Panarea | Favignana | A 5372 | Active | 1987 | |
| Panarea | Salina | A 5373 | Active | 1988 | |
| Coastal transport ship (lighthouse and maritime signaling service) | Ponza | Ponza | A 5364 | Active | 1988 |
| Ponza | Levanzo | A 5366 | Active | 1989 | |
| Ponza | Tavolara | A 5367 | Active | 1989 | |
| Ponza | Palmaria | A 5368 | Active | 1989 | |
| Ponza | Procida | A 5383 | Active | 1990 | |
| Coastal tugboat | Porto | Porto Fossone | Y 415 | Active | - |
| Porto | Porto Torres | Y 416 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Porto Corsini | Y 417 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Porto Empedocle | Y 421 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Porto Pisano | Y 422 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Porto Conte | Y 423 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Portoferraio | Y 425 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Portovenere | Y 426 | Active | - | |
| Porto | Porto Salvo | Y 428 | Active | - | |
| Harbour tugboats | RP 101 | RP 101 | Y 403 | Active | - |
| RP 101 | RP 102 | Y 404 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 104 | Y 407 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 106 | Y 410 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 107 | Y 413 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 108 | Y 452 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 109 | Y 456 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 110 | Y 458 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 111 | Y 460 | Active | - | |
| RP 101 | RP 112 | Y 462 | Active | - | |
| RP 113 | RP 113 | Y 463 | Active | - | |
| RP 113 | RP 116 | Y 466 | Active | - | |
| RP 118 | RP 118 | Y 468 | Active | - | |
| RP 118 | RP 119 | Y 470 | Active | - | |
| RP 118 | RP 120 | Y 471 | Active | - | |
| RP 118 | RP 122 | Y 473 | Active | - | |
| RP 118 | RP 123 | Y 476 | Active | - | |
| RP 118 | RP 124 | Y 477 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 125 | Y 478 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 126 | Y 479 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 127 | Y 480 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 128 | Y 481 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 129 | Y 482 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 130 | Y 483 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 131 | Y 484 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 134 | Y 487 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 132 | Y 485 | Active | - | |
| RP 125 | RP 133 | Y 486 | Active | - | |
| Research and multi-purpose support ship | Rossetti | Raffaele Rossetti | A 5315 | Active | 1986 |
| Rossetti | Vincenzo Martellotta | A 5320 | Active | 1989 | |
| Water tanker | Simeto | Ticino | A 5376 | Active | 1994 |
| Simeto | Tirso | A 5377 | Active | 1994 | |
| AOR – Replenishment oiler (small) | Stromboli | Stromboli | A 5327 | Active | 1975 |
| Command & logistic support ship | Vulcano | Vulcano | A 5335 | Active | 2021 |
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