Category Archives: Italian Navy and Military

Italian yard to supply support vessel to navy for underwater operations

The Italian Navy logistic support ship VulcanoFincantieri Alan Bosworth – Published on: 29 Nov 2025, 7:46 am Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, through its underwater technology hub, will supply a support vessel to the Italian Navy designed to deliver “operational versatility”, including for underwater operations. The unit is scheduled to undergo refitting at the group’s shipyard in PalermoContinue reading “Italian yard to supply support vessel to navy for underwater operations”

Andrea Doria (D553)

Guided-Missile Destroyer / Frigate Warship (2007) Andrea Doria is a destroyer of the Italian Navy. She and her sister Caio Duilio form the Andrea Doria class; in turn these two ships, and the French vessels Forbin and Chevalier Paul, belong to the Horizon class. Andrea Doria has the hull number D 553 according to NATO classification.

Italian Naval Ship – GUISEPPE GARIBALDI

Giuseppe Garibaldi was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) in the 1890s. The ship often served as a flagship and made several deployments to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant during her career. At the beginning of the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12 she bombardedContinue reading “Italian Naval Ship – GUISEPPE GARIBALDI”

ALFREDO CAPELLINI

Alfredo Cappellini was an Italian monitor converted from the floating crane GA53 during World War I. She bombarded Austro-Hungarian positions during the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo in 1917 before she was wrecked off Ancona on 16 November 1917.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_monitor_Alfredo_Cappellini

ITS Cavour (Italian: portaerei Cavour) is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004. She is the flagship of the Italian Navy.

Service historyOn 19 January 2010, Cavour was dispatched to Haiti as part of Operation White Crane, Italy’s operation for 2010 Haiti earthquake relief.[12] This was the first mission of the aircraft carrier, where it supplemented international efforts to provide relief for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[13] It is reported that modernization works onContinue reading “ITS Cavour (Italian: portaerei Cavour) is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004. She is the flagship of the Italian Navy.”