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 aircraft carriers, 3 small 8,000-tonne amphibious transport docks, 3 air-defence destroyers, 7 general-purpose frigates, 6 anti-submarine frigates, 2 light frigate,and 8 attack submarines. Patrol and littoral warfare units include 9 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 various auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Italian Navy is approximately 358,000 tonnes.
Type 212A
LHD / Amphibious assault
[9][10]
FREMM
(+3 on order)
(+2 on order)
To be replaced by the PPX [17]
(Unità Navale Polifunzionale ad Alta Velocità)
[21]
Cacciamine di nuova generazione
[22][23]
(+6 planned)
MTM C828 (motozattera Trasporto Mezzi)
Fast Fighting Craft
15.86 m (52.0 ft)
CABI Cattaneo 11 m
The Italian Navy keeps in service a number of auxiliary and support ships. These include:[30]
(+ 1 on order, +2 planned)
To be replaced by the MTC-F.[39]
(lighthouse and maritime signaling service)
GGS-1019 & GGS-2020 launched by Cantiere Navale Tringali 2001 & 2002[51]
1993
[62]
Capacity for vessels length 60 m and large 13 m,
Based in La Spezia
1996
last heavy update in 2013/2016
1955
2007
28.3 m (93 ft)
1982
23.66 m (77.6 ft)
22.5 m (74 ft)
21.47 m (70.4 ft)
20.9 m (69 ft)
(Sport Velico Marina Militare)
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.[88][89]
Near Future Submarine
FREMM GP-e
[12][13]
FREMM EVO
[91][92][93][94]
Based on FCx20
(+ 2 option)
Cacciamine di Nuova Generazione Costieri
(+3 option)
Contract for development to Intermarine signed in 2021, financing for production approved in 2022.
Production contract in July 2024.[98]
(+2 planned)
Moto Trasporto Costiero - Fari
(+8 option)
10 planned in total with financing approved, 2 ordered in December 2023 to T.Mariotti.[101][102]
Special & Diving Operations-Submarine Rescue Ship
Nave Idro Oceanografica Maggiore
[106] Vessel to be operated by the Italian Navy Hydrographic Institute [it].
(full load draft)[107]
(Batch I)[107]
(+2 on option)
(full load draft)
TIRocino di MAnovra
Successor of the Aragosta class [it].
Note: the adjudication to Cimolai for 5 azimuth thruster tugboat for €30.55 million was cancelled and re-assigned to SIMAN for 4 (+ 2 on option) Seagoing tugboat
Ships planned considered in the 2023-2025 investment plan.[111]
This list only includes the future investments that were approved by the parliament, but that haven't yet been contracted.
(not ordered yet)
— ISR and ASW missions.
Investment mentioned in the Documento Programmatico Pluriennale 2023-2025.[114]
(+2 planned in the future)
(Air defence and land strike missions)
Cacciamine di Nuova Generazione Altura
Production contract for 5 CNG-C ships in July 2024, 8 planned in total.[98]
(+1 planned)
Now 4 ships are planned [111]
Unità navale per Bonifiche Subacquee
(mines/explosive devices and other seabed objects recovery and/or neutralization)
Ship to be assigned to the Diving and Special Operations Command COMSUBIN.[121]
In 2022 though, no offer was made by the industry on this programme the manufacturer is yet to be chosen.[122]
Navi Idro Oceanografiche Costiere
To be used mostly in the Mediterranean.[123]
(fuel capacity)
No offer was received, for that programme, and a tender was relaunched in December 2023.
This list only includes plans of future investments that are official, but that haven't yet been financed by the parliament.
Landing X Dock
Landing helicopter dock
€1.226 billion for the development of 3 new amphibious ships [126][127]
Now 6 crafts are planned with th LXD.[128]
DDX class
European / Modular and multirole patrol corvette
PPA
Other maritime organisations of Italy: