Italian ship Anteo (A 5309)

Anteo A 5309
History
Italy
Name	Anteo
Builder	Cantiere Navale Ernesto Breda, Marghera, (Venezia)
Laid down	20 July 1977
Launched	11 November 1978
Commissioned	31 July 1980
In service	1
Homeport	La Spezia
Identification	Pennant number: A 5309 Hull number: 285 MMSI number: 247904000
Motto	In undis per undas pro vita
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	submarine rescue ship
Displacement	3,874 tonnes (full-load).[1]
Length	98.4 m (322 ft 10 in)
Beam	15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	3 x diesel generators GMT A-230-12 (1,560 kW each) 2 x electric engine Magneti Marelli (4,410 kW)[2] 1 x shaft 2 x bow thrusters
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	141
Sensors and processing systems	2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars AN/SPN-748
Armament	2 × Oerlikon 20/70 mm or Browning M2HB 12,7 mm
Notes	- flight deck - retractile hangar for one medium helicopter (AB-212 class) - 1 x 12 t crane - 1 × 6 t crane

Anteo (A 5309) is a submarine rescue ship of the Italian Navy, assigned to Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori "Teseo Tesei" (COMSUBIN).^[3] Anteo is the third ship to bear this name in the Italian Navy. The ship's design was developed by the "Ufficio Navi Speciali del Reparto Progetti Navi" (Special Office of the Ships Projects Division), according to the guidelines provided by the Navy General Staff. The ship was built at Cantiere Navale Breda di Porto Marghera and commissioned to the Italian Navy on 31 July 1980.