Italian ship Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A5303)

History
Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303) to Port of Livorno in 2013
Italy
Name:	Ammiraglio Magnaghi
Namesake:	Admiral Giovan Battista Magnaghi
Builder:	Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti - Riva Trigoso
Laid down:	1973
Launched:	8 October 1974
Commissioned:	2 May 1975
Homeport:	La Spezia
Identification:	Pennant number: A 5303
Motto:	Nauta pro nautis
Status:	in active service
Notes:	Hull number 297
General characteristics
Type:	hydrographic survey vessel
Displacement:	1,744 tonnes (loaded)^[1]
Length:	82.7 m (271 ft) overall
Beam:	13.7 m (45 ft)
Draught:	3.1 m (10 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × diesel engines GMT B-306.SS (2.206 kW eachone) 1 x electric engine AI-43/25-686 DP (176kW) 4 x diesel generators GMT A-234-ESS 1 x single controllable pitch propeller 1 x bow thrust
Speed:	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) (4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) on electric engine)
Range:	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement:	145, of which: 16 officials 114 sailors 15 scientists
Sensors and processing systems:	2 x navigation radars GEM Elettronica
Armament:	4 x Browning M2HB 12,7 mm
Notes:	flight deck for SH90 class helicopters 3 x 8,6 m hydrographic boats 1 x RHIB

Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303)^[2] is a hydrographic survey vessel in service with Italian Navy.
It's the first survey vessel ever to be designed and built completely in Italy for the Italian Navy. It has been regularly modernized and constantly upgraded (with MLU works, in 1990 and 2014/2016 years).

Characteristics

It is fitted with:

single-beam echo sounder, 33 and 210 KHz
single-beam echo sounder Kongsberg EA600 to 12, 38 and 200 KHz^[3]
multi-beam echo sounder (50 KHz)
side scan sonar hull-mounted (ELAC Seabeam 1050 MKII)
side scan sonar towed (Klein 3900 ^[4])
differential and RTK satellite positioning systems
geodimeter
portable tide gauge
XBT bathythermograph
CTD profiler with rosette system used for water sampling at different depths
one ROV with closed circuit TV system
one core barrel
current meters
Van Veen buckets
weather station
suitable digital data logging and processing systems interfaced with oceanographic and hydrographic sensors.

The ship is equipped with:

three survey motor boats (8,6 m lenght) for coastal and shallow water surveys fitted with single beam and multi-beam echo sounder Simrad EM-3002
harbour survey motor launch
two dinghies.

References

List of ships built by Fincantieri

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Related	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Fincantieri

Ship classes of the Marina Militare

Aircraft carriers	Cavour Giuseppe Garibaldi Trieste

Amphibious transport docks	San Giorgio

Destroyers and frigates	Andrea Doria Durand de la Penne Bergamini Maestrale Soldati

Corvettes and patrol boats	Comandanti Cassiopea Sirio Minerva Esploratore

Submarines	Todaro Sauro SRV-300

Minesweepers	Gaeta Lerici

Auxiliary ships	Vulcano Etna Stromboli Anteo Marino Elettra Alliance Leonardo Magnaghi Ninfe Rossetti Simeto Bormida Panarea Gorgona Ponza GGS 1012 Atlante Ciclope RP 101 RP 113 RP 118 RP 125 Ercole Porto Cheradi Argo

Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II

Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11

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