Ponza-class transport ship

The Ponza class is a series of five Coastal transport ships of the Marina Militare, named as Moto Trasporto Fari, MTF (Lighthouses Vessels).

Coastal transport ship Levanzo (A 5366), Messina, 2013
Class overview
NamePonza
BuildersCantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona
Operators Italian Navy
In commission1988-1990
Planned5
Building5
Completed5
Active5
General characteristics
TypeCoastal transport ship
Displacement
  • - 584 t (575 long tons) / 689.89 t (678.99 long tons) full load
  • - 478,06 478.06 t (470.51 long tons) empty
Length56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA
Beam10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)
Crew32 (of which 3 officials)
Sensors and
processing systems		2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radars
Notes1 x 15 t (15 long tons) cranes
Palmaria (A 5368) in 2012

Roles

Ponza class ships are designed for:[1]

  • the maintenance and modernization of the coastal maritime signalling and headlights
  • recovery and replacement of buoys, beacons, lights, catenaries, pylons, etc.
  • can also be used for transport of various materials
  • as well as water and fuel or other goods for the supply of naval ships or small islands
  • minelayer roles

Ships
 Italian Navy - Ponza class
Name Pennant
number		 Hull
number		 Displacement
tonnes, f.l.		 Laid down Launched Commissioned Initial
number		 wiki commons
Ponza A 5364 MTF 229 [2] 685 25 March 1987 24 September 1988 9 December 1988 MTF-1304[3]
Levanzo A 5366 MTF 230 658,88 25 March 1987 21 June 1989 6 September 1989 MTF-1305
Tavolara A 5367 MTF 231 685,59 25 March 1987 28 November 1988 28 February 1989 MTF-1306
Palmaria A 5368 MTF 232 685,89 25 March 1987 25 February 1989 19 May 1989 MTF-1307[4]
Procida A 5383 MTF 238 584 14 September 1989 23 June 1990 14 November 1990 MTF-1308

References
  1. "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php?showtopic=37772&page=5
  4. "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.