Elettra A 5340, October 2013, La Spezia
History
Italy
NameElettra
Ordered1999
BuilderFincantieri - Cantiere Navale del Muggiano (La Spezia)
Laid down20 January 2001 [1]
Launched24 July 2002
Commissioned2 April 2003
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: A 5340
MottoAnima i silenzi aerei
StatusActive as of 2018
General characteristics
TypeAuxiliary ship
Displacement
  • 3,180 tonnes (full-load).[2]
  • 2,466 tonnes (empty)
Length93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)
Beam15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
Draught4.83 m (15 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 x diesel-generators engines GMT-Wärtsilä CW 12V200 (2.200 kW each)
  • 2 x permanent magnetic electric engines ABB (1.500 kW each)
  • 2 x diesel-generators auxiliary engines Isotta Fraschini IF V1708T2 (770 kW each)[3]
  • 1 x emergency diesel-generator
  • 2 x propeller
  • 1 x bow thruster
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 30 crew
  • 65 electronic technicians
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 2 x navigation radar Kelvin Hughes Nucleus 6000 (X band)
  • EM Ship log
  • 3-band satellite terminal
Armament2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm
Notes
  • flight deck only for RPV
  • FLUME Passive stabilisation plant
  • 1 x 180 t/m crane
  • 1 x 55 t/m crane
  • 2 x cranes for service boats

Elettra (A 5340) is an Italian Navy SIGINT vessel designated as 'Nuova Unità Polivalente di Supporto (NUPS).[4]
Designed to carry out research and surveillance activities, the vessel's platform was developed from the RV Alliance built for NATO.
Her propulsion system, based on two permanent magnet electric engines, constitutes a technological breakthrough and she is the first surface vessel in the world to be powered by this type of engine. The main characteristics of this propulsion system are: high reliability, high efficiency, low maintenance and low underwater radiated noise[5]

Characteristics

The vessel is fitted with:

  • advanced electronic intelligence gear, including 27 various electronic and acoustic reconnaissance systems
  • submersible ROV, which can operate at a maximum depth of 1,000 meters
  • echo sounder
  • a rear flight deck can deploy unmanned aerial vehicles
  • 1 x compression chamber DRASS Galeazzi for 8 persons [6]

Ships

Pennant
number		Hull
number		OwnerLaid DownLaunchedCommissionedMottoNote
Italian ship Alliance (A 5345)A 5345921 [7]NATO
operated by
Italian Navy
18 July 19849 July 19866 May 1988 [8]about 50 Billions Lire contract
Ta KuanAGS-16015942 [7]Taiwan Navy
October 1993 [9]17 December 1994 [10]26 September 1995about 100 Billions Lire contract
Italian ship Elettra (A 5340)A 53406080 [7]Italian Navy
March 200024 July 20022 April 2003Anima i silenzi aereiAbout 139 Billions Lire contract[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Unita' di Supporto Polivalente". www.associazione-venus.it. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Elettra - Marina Militare". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nave Elettra Dov'è?". 16 July 2006.
  4. ↑ "Elettra Intelligence Collection Ship | Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ traktoria.org/files/.../ATP-57(B)_The_Submarine_Search_and_Rescue_Manual.pdf
  7. 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ http://archivio.agi.it/articolo/287940493070c19662a02e9a42d55f13_19880506_consegnata-alla-spezia-prima-nave-oceanografica-nato/?query=cantiere_navale_del_muggiano&mode=date_desc&year=1988%5B%5D
  9. ↑ Cantiere Navala del Muggiano 1993 agi.it
  10. ↑ Cantiere Navala del Muggiano 1994
  11. ↑ "Premessa" (PDF). studiperlapace.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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