Commander in Chief Naval Fleet

Commander in Chief Naval Fleet
Il Comando in Capo della Squadra Navale
Active 1952 to date
Country  Italy
Branch  Marina Militare
Part of Italian Navy
Commanders
Current
commander
Donato Marzano
Aircraft flown
Attack Boeing AV-8B Harrier II
Fighter Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Multirole helicopter NHIndustries NH90
Piaggio P.180 Avanti

The Commander in Chief Naval Fleet (Italian:Il Comando in Capo della Squadra Navale) (CINCNAV) is a post in the Italian Navy that is responsible for the operational aspects of the Italian Navy, including ships, submarines and aircraft.[1] The post was established in 1952 and since 1972 has been based in Santa Rosa near Rome.[2]

Organisation

The organisation chart looks as follows:[3]

Fleet Command is made up as follows:[4]

Italian name Acronym English name Commander Location Ships/Units
Comando del Primo Gruppo Navale COMGRUPNAV 1 / COMDINAV UNO First Naval Group Placido Torresi[5][6] La SpeziaCaio Duilio, Carlo Bergamini, Virginio Fasan, Carlo Margottini Maestrale, Grecale,Libeccio, Scirocco, Bersagliere, Vesuvio, Elettra
Comando del Secondo Gruppo Navale COMGRUPNAV 2 / COMDINAV DUESecond Naval Group CommandGiuseppe Berutti Bergotto[7]TarantoAndrea Doria, Cavour, Luigi Durand de la Penne, Francesco Mimbelli, Aliseo,Euro, Zeffiro, Espero, Artigliere, Granatiere, Etna, Stromboli
Comando del Terzo Gruppo Navale COMGRUPNAV 3 / COMDINAV TREThird Naval Group CommandAlberto Maffeis[8]BrindisiGaribaldi, San Giorgio, San Marco, San Giusto
Comando delle Forze da Pattugliamento per la Sorveglianza e la Difesa Costiera COMFORPATCommander Patrol ForcesMario Culcasi[9] AugustaCOMSQUACORV: Minerva, Urania, Danaide, Sfinge, Chimera, Driade, Fenice, Sibilla
COMSQUAPAT 1: Cassiopea, Libra, Spica, Vega
COMSQUAPAT 2: Cigala Fulgosi, Borsini, Foscari, Bettica, Sirio, Orione
Comando delle Forze Anfibie COMFARANF Amphibious Forces CommandRosario Walter Guerrisi[10]BrindisiSan Marco Marine Brigade
Logistics and Training Regiment Carlotto
Gruppo Mezzi da Sbarco[11]
Comando dei Sommergibili MARICOSOMSubmarine Command Dario GiacominTarantoCOMFLOTSOM: submarines Pelosi, Prini, Longobardo, Gazzana, Todaro, Scirè
Centro di Addestramento Aeronavale MARICENTADDNaval Air Training CenterPasquale Guerra[12]San VitoNavy Programming Centre (MARICENPROG)
Comando delle Forze AereeCOMFORAERItalian Navy Fleet Air ArmGiorgio Gomma[13]Santa Rosa
Centro per le Telecomunicazioni e l'Informatica MARITELE Centre for Telecommunications and Information TechnologyRoma
Comando delle Forze di Contromisure Mine MARICODRAG Mine Countermeasures Forces Commandcontrammiraglio Henry Pacioni[14]La SpeziaCOMSQUADRAG 53: ships Numana, Rimini, Sapri, Termoli, Viareggio, Vieste
COMSQUADRAG 54: ships Alghero, Chioggia, Crotone, Gaeta, Lerici, Milazzo
COMSQUAIDRO[7]: Magnaghi, Galatea, Aretusa, Leonardo, Rossetti, Martellotta, Alliance
Quartier Generale Marina QUARTGENMARINANaval HeadquartersRoma
Comando Flottiglia Unita' Ausiliarie COMFLOTAUSAuxiliary Unit CommandLa SpeziaCOMGRUNAVADD: Astice, Mitilo, Murena, Porpora
COMGRUPAUS UNO
COMGRUPAUS DUE
COMPGRUPVELA
Comando Decimo Gruppo Navale Costiero COMGRUPNAVCOST 10Tenth Naval Coastal Command GroupSentinella, Vedetta, Esplotare

References

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