Stromboli-class replenishment oiler

ITS Vesuvio (A 5329), 2009
Class overview
Name: Stromboli
Builders: Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti Riva Trigoso (La Spezia)
Succeeded by: LSS, Logistic Support Ship
In commission: 1975-1978
Building: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Type: replenishment oiler
Displacement:
  • 9,100 tons to full load
  • 4,200 tons to empty ship
Length: 129 m (423 ft)
Beam: 18 m (59 ft)
Depth: 6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 1 × shafts
  • 2 x diesel engines GMT C-428-SS1 (3,529 kW eachone)
  • 2 x diesel-generators GMT A-230-12 (1250 kW eachone)
  • 2 x diesel-generators GMT A-230-6 (600 kW eachone)
  • 1 x emergency diesel-generator GMT A-230-6 (503 kW)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) to 14 kn
Complement: 12 officers, 120 men
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 x surface radar Selex ES SMA MM/SPS/702
  • 2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica (MM/SPN-753 and MM/SPN-754)
  • 1 x fire direction radar Selenia Orion RTN-10X
  • 1 x SICRAL 1, 1B and 2 satellite communication system
  • 3 satellite communication systems
Armament:
Aviation facilities: flight deck for SH-90 and AW-101 helicopters.[1]
Notes: 2 x RAS systems

Stromboli-class replenishment oiler comprised a class of two replenishment oilers used by the Italian Navy [2] from 1975 and to be replaced by Vulcano class since 2019 [3] The ships could carry:

Ships

Ship Navy Pennant
number
Hull
number
Laid down Launched Commissioned Motto Note
Stromboli [4] Italian Navy
A 5327 298 [5] 1 October 1973 20 February 1975 31 October 1975 Nunquam Satis
Vesuvio Italian Navy
A 5329 857 01 July 1974 04 June 1977 31 October 1978 Defende me servabo te
Agnadeen Iraqi Navy
A 102 [6] October 1982 December 1983 held in Alexandria (Egypt)
never delivered [7]

References

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