| Italian Navy | |
|---|---|
| Marina Militare | |
 Coat of arms of the Italian Navy, displaying the coats of arms of former Italian maritime republics (clockwise from top left: Venice, Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi) | |
| Founded | 1861 as Regia Marina (official) 1946 as Marina Militare |
| Country |  Italy |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | 29,300 personnel 184 vessels (incl. minor auxiliaries) 70 aircraft[1] |
| Part of | Italian Armed Forces |
| Motto(s) | Italian: Patria e Onore "Motherland and Honour" |
| March | La Ritirata (ritirata is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a leave) by Tommaso Mario |
| Anniversaries | 10 June – Sinking of the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István by Luigi Rizzo |
| Decorations | 1 Cavalier Cross of the Military Order of Savoy 3 Cavalier's Crosses of the Military Order of Italy 2 Gold Medals of Military Valor 1 Silver Medal of Military Valor 1 Gold Medal for Merited Public Honor |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy | Ammiraglio di squadra Enrico Credendino |
| Deputy Chief of Naval Staff | Ammiraglio di squadra Claudio Gaudiosi |
| Insignia | |
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| Jack |  |
The Italian Navy (Italian: Marina Militare, lit. 'Military Navy'; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War II. As of August 2014[update], the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active personnel, with approximately 184 vessels in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.[2][3][4]
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