Elettra A 5340, October 2013, La Spezia
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History | |
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Italy | |
Name | Elettra |
Ordered | 1999 |
Builder | Fincantieri - Cantiere Navale del Muggiano (La Spezia) |
Laid down | 20 January 2001 [1] |
Launched | 24 July 2002 |
Commissioned | 2 April 2003 |
Homeport | La Spezia |
Identification | Pennant number: A 5340 |
Motto | Anima i silenzi aerei |
Status | Active as of 2018 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Auxiliary ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 93.5 m (306 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm |
Notes |
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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]
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