Italian ship Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303)
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Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303)[2] is a hydrographic survey vessel in service with Italian Navy.
It's the first survey vessel ever to be designed and built completely in Italy for the Marina Militare.
It has been regularly modernized and constantly upgraded (with MLU works, in 1990 and 2014/2016 years).
_09.JPG) Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303) to Port of Livorno in 2013
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| History | |
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| Name | Ammiraglio Magnaghi |
| Namesake | Admiral Giovan Battista Magnaghi |
| Builder | Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti - Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) |
| Laid down | 1973 |
| Launched | 8 October 1974 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1975 |
| Homeport | La Spezia |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Nauta pro nautis |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | hydrographic survey vessel |
| Displacement | 1.744 t (1.716 long tons) full load [1] |
| Length | 82.7 m (271 ft) LOA |
| Beam | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
| Draught | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) (4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) on electric engine) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement |
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| Sensors and processing systems | 2 x navigation radars GEM Elettronica |
| Armament | 4 x Browning M2HB 12,7 mm |
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Characteristics edit
It is fitted with:
- single-beam echo sounder, 33 and 210 kHz
- single-beam echo sounder Kongsberg EA600 to 12, 38 and 200 kHz[3]
- multi-beam echo sounder (50 kHz)
- side scan sonar hull-mounted (ELAC Seabeam 1050 MKII)
- side scan sonar towed (Klein 3900 [4])
- differential and RTK satellite positioning systems
- geodimeter
- portable tide gauge
- XBT bathythermograph
- CTD profiler with rosette system used for water sampling at different depths
- one ROV with closed circuit TV system
- one core barrel
- current meters
- Van Veen buckets
- weather station
- suitable digital data logging and processing systems interfaced with oceanographic and hydrographic sensors.
The ship is equipped with:
- three survey motor boats (8,6 m length) for coastal and shallow water surveys fitted with single beam and multi-beam echo sounder Simrad EM-3002
- harbour survey motor launch
- two dinghies.
References edit
- ^ "Nave Magnaghi - Marina Militare". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Descrizione". Nave Idroceanografica Ammiraglio MAGNAGHI (in Italian). 1 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "I.I ISTITUTO IDROGRAFICO DELLA MARINA ANNUAL REPORT PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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External links edit
- Magnaghi (A 5303) Marina Militare website
