Class overview
NamePorto class
BuildersCantiere Navale Giacalone (Napoli) [1] and Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia)
Operators Italian Navy
Planned9
Completed9
Active9
General characteristics
TypeCoastal tugboat
Displacement412 t (405 long tons) full load
Length32.4 m (106 ft 4 in) LOA
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draught3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Range1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Complement12
Sensors and
processing systems		2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica SPN-748
Notescan be fitted with echo-sounder Honeywell-Elac Nautik LAZ-50

The Porto class of Coastal tugboats consists of nine units operated by the Marina Militare Italiana, named as Rimorchiatore Costiero.[2]

Ships

These units are usable for relief, rescue and fire fighting.

 Italian Navy – Porto class
Name Pennant
number		 Shypyard Laid down Launched Commissioned Notes
Porto Fossone Y 415 Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia) 1983 1985 [3]
Porto Torres Y 416 Cantiere Navale Giacalone Napoli 1983 January 1991
Porto Corsini Y 417 Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia) 1983 1985
Porto Empedocle Y 421 Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia) 1983 14 December 1985 [4] 1985
Porto Pisano Y 422 Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia) 1983 20 August 1985 1985
Porto Conte Y 423 Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia) 1983 20 September 1985 1985
Portoferraio Y 425 Cantiere Navale De Poli Pellestrina (Venezia) 1983 3 April 1985 1985 [5]
Portovenere Y 426 Cantiere Navale Giacalone Napoli 1983 17 February 1985 1985 [6]
Porto Salvo Y 428 Cantiere Navale Giacalone Napoli 1983 4 July 1985 1985

References

  1. ↑ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 al 1990". 25 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Forum Regia Marina -> Taranto - le unità della M.M."
  4. ↑ "Libero - Community - I siti personali".
  5. ↑ "Messaggio Forum".
  6. ↑ "Messaggio Forum".
  • Ships Marina Militare website

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