Etna-class replenishment oiler

ITS Etna (A 5326), Napoli, 2010
Class overview
Name: Etna
Builders: Italcantieri - Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti, Riva Trigoso
Operators:
In commission: 1998-2003
Building: 2
Planned: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Type: replenishment oiler
Displacement:
  • 13,400 tons to full load
  • 5,980 tons to empty ship
Length:
  • 146.6 m (481 ft) oa
  • 138.8 m (455 ft) pp
Beam: 21 m (69 ft)
Depth: 7.25 m (23.8 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × shafts with controllable pitch propellers
  • 2 diesel-engines Sulzer 12V-ZAV-40S (2 x 8.640 kW)
  • 1 bow thruster
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range: 7,600 nmi (14,100 km; 8,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: up to 245
Crew: 160
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Etna:
  • 1 x surface radar Selex ES RASS X band radar
  • 2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica LD-1825 (I band) (MM/SPN-753 and MM/SPN-754)
  • 1 x SICRAL 1, 1B and 2 satellite communication system
  • other satellite communication systems
  • Prometheus:
  • 1 x Raytheon surface radar AN/SPS-10D (G band)[1]
  • 2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica LD-1825 (I band)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • Prometheus:
  • AN/SLQ-25 Nixie decoy
Armament:
  • Etna:
  • 2 x OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm
  • Machine Guns: 2 x Browning M2HB 12.7 mm
  • Prometheus:
  • 1 x CIWS Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 Mod.12 20 mm (+1 to be fitted)
  • 4 x Rheinmetall 20 mm
  • Machine Guns: 2 x Browning M2HB 12.7 mm; 6 x 0.30 in (7.6 mm ), 2 x MG-3 7.62 mm
Aviation facilities:
Notes:

Etna-class replenishment oiler comprised a class of two replenishment oilers used by the Italian Navy[2] and by the Greek Navy [3]

Characteristics

Transport Capacity:

Other Facilities:

Cargo transfer system:

Ships

Ship Navy Pennant
number
Builder Shipyard Hull
number
Laid down Launched Commissioned Motto
Etna  Marina Militare A 5326 Italcantieri - Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti Riva Trigoso 5957 4 July 1995 12 July 1997 29 July 1998 Tenacemente ovunque
HS Prometheus  Hellenic Navy A-374 Elefsis Shipyards Elefsis 520068 19 February 2002 8 July 2003
Prometheus (A-374) at Malaga, 2005






References

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