Atlante-class tugboat

The Atlante class [4] is a series of two Deep sea tugboatss of the Italian Navy.

Class overview
Name: Atlante
Builders: Cantiere Navale Visentini[1] Donada (Rovigo)
Operators:  Italian Navy
Built: 1975
In commission: 1976 [2]
Planned: 2
Building: 2
Completed: 2
Active: 1
Retired: 1
General characteristics
Type: Deep sea tugboats
Displacement: 750 t (740 long tons) full load
Length: 38.80 m (127 ft 4 in) LOA [3]
Beam: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.10 m (13 ft 5 in)
Draught: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Crew:
  • - 23, of which:
  • - 1 official
  • - 22 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems:		 GEM Elettronica navigation radar MM/SPN-748

Ships

Atlante tugboats are equipped with a type Britannia tow cable with automatic release, long 400 m (diameter of 40 mm), with automatic towing winch for adjusting the shooting power.
They are equipped with exhaustion means for fire intervention on other units and a fixed installation for anti-pollution duties.

 Italian Navy - Atlante class
Name Pennant number Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Motto
Atlante A 5317 1974 1975 1976 10 October 2004[5] Su mundu accoddu
Prometeo A 5318 [6] 1974 1975 1976

References
  1. "Cantiere Navale Visentini – Reparti di Produzione". Cantierenavalevisentini.wordpress.com. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  2. http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php?showtopic=37772&page=5
  3. "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 - Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie". Betasom.it. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. "Rimorchiatori - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=148380
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