The Atlante class [4] is a series of two Deep sea tugboatss of the Italian Navy.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Atlante |
| Builders | Cantiere Navale Visentini[1] Donada (Rovigo) |
| Operators |  Italian Navy |
| Built | 1975 |
| In commission | 1976 [2] |
| Planned | 2 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Deep sea tugboats |
| Displacement | 750 t (740 long tons) full load |
| Length | 38.80 m (127 ft 4 in) LOA[3] |
| Beam | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 4.10 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew |
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| Sensors and processing systems | GEM Elettronica navigation radar MM/SPN-748 |
Ships
editAtlante tugboats are equipped with a type Britannia tow cable with automatic release, long 400 m
(diameter of 40 mm), with automatic towing winch for adjusting the shooting power.
They are equipped with exhaustion means for fire intervention on other units and a fixed installation for anti-pollution duties.
| Italian Navy - Atlante class
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| Name | Pennant number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Motto | ||||
| Atlante | A 5317 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 10 October 2004[5] | Su mundu accoddu | ||||
| Prometeo | A 5318 [6] | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Cantiere Navale Visentini – Reparti di Produzione". Cantierenavalevisentini.wordpress.com. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 al 1990". 25 November 2011.
- ^ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 - Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie". Betasom.it. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "Rimorchiatori - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "ITS Prometeo A5318".
