Stromboli-class replenishment oiler
The Stromboli class is a series of two replenishment oilers used by the Marina Militare[2] since 1975. They are to be replaced by the Vulcano class beginning in 2019.[3]
|  Vesuvio (A 5329) in 2009 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stromboli | 
| Builders | 
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| Operators | |
| Succeeded by | LSS, Logistic Support Ship | 
| In commission | 1975–1978 | 
| Completed | 3 (2 for Italy and 1 for Iraq) | 
| Active | 2 (Italy) | 
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler | 
| Displacement | |
| Length | 129 m (423 ft) LOA | 
| Beam | 18 m (59 ft) | 
| Depth | 6.5 m (21 ft) | 
| Propulsion | 
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) | 
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) to 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) | 
| Complement | 12 officers, 120 enlisted | 
| Sensors and processing systems | 
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| Armament | 
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck for SH-90 and AW-101 helicopters.[1] | 
| Notes | 2 × RAS systems | 
The ships are capable of loading:
Ships
    
| Stromboli class | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Navy | Pennant number | Shipyard | Hull number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Motto | Note | |
| Stromboli[4] | Italian Navy | A 5327 | Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) | 298[5] | 1 October 1973 | 20 February 1975 | 31 October 1975 | Nunquam Satis | ||
| Vesuvio | Italian Navy | A 5329 | Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) | 857 | 1 July 1974 | 4 June 1977 | 31 October 1978 | Defende me servabo te | ||
| Agnadeen | Iraqi Navy | A 102[6] | Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli) | 4389 (833) | 29 January 1982 | 22 October 1982 | 29 October 1984 | held in Alexandria (Egypt) never delivered[7] | ||
References
    
- "Ritorno in mare per Nave Vesuvio dopo 17 mesi di lavori". 18 June 2015.
- "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/nuoviprogetti/Documents/20160623_lss.pdf
- "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015.
- "Navy ships".
- http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2131249
- "Iraqi Navy".
External links
    
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- Stromboli (A 5327) Marina Militare website
- Vesuvio (A 5329) Marina Militare website
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