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Class overview |
Name | Simeto |
Builders |
- - Cantiere Navale De Poli (Pellestrina, Venezia): Ticino and Tirso
- - C.I.N.E.T. (Molfetta, Bari): Simeto
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Operators | |
Planned | 3 |
Building | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics |
Type | Auxiliary ship |
Displacement |
- Ticino and Tirso:
- - 715 t (704 long tons), empty
- - 2.027 t (1.995 long tons), full load
- Simeto:
- - 1.914 t (1.884 long tons), full load
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Length |
- Ticino and Tirso:
- 69.84 m (229 ft 2 in) oa[1]
- Simeto:
- 68.35 m (224 ft 3 in) oa
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Beam | 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
Crew | 29 |
Sensors and processing systems | 2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radar AN/SPN-748 |
Notes | ship tanker, for 1.200 t (1.181 long tons) of water |
The Simeto class [2] is a class of three auxiliary ships built for the Italian Navy for emergency water replenishment of islands. One ship of the class, the Simeto, was transferred to the Tunisian Navy in 2003.
Ships
Italian Navy – Simeto class
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Name
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Pennant number
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Hull number
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Laid down
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Launched
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Commissioned
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Decommissioned
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Motto
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Notes
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Simeto
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A 5375
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3–86
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4 April 1988
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9 July 1988
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30 June 2003 [3]
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delivered 10 July 2003 to Tunisian National Navy as Aïn Zaghouan
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Ticino
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A 5376
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149 [4]
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June 1991
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12 March 1994
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10 June 1994
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In aqua salus
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Tirso
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A 5377
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150
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June 1991
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29 September 1992
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12 March 1994
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Per undas aquam gestum
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