Etna-class replenishment oiler

Etna (A 5326)
Etna (A 5326), Napoli 2010
Class overview
NameEtna
BuildersItalcantieri - Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti, Riva Trigoso, Elefsis Shipyards
Operators
In commission1998-2003
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
Typereplenishment oiler
Displacement
  • - 13.400 t (13.188 long tons) full load
  • - 5.980 t (5.886 long tons) to empty ship
Length
  • - 146.6 m (481 ft) LOA
  • - 138.8 m (455 ft) LPP
Beam21 m (69 ft)
Draft7.25 m (23.8 ft)
Depth7.4 m (24 ft)
Propulsion
  • - 2 × shafts with controllable pitch propellers
  • - 2 x diesel engines Sulzer 12V-ZAV-40S, 8,640 kW (11,590 bhp) each
  • - 1 x bow thruster
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range7,600 nmi (14,100 km; 8,700 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complementup to 245
Crew160
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Etna:
  • - 1 x surface radar Selex ES RASS X band radar
  • - 2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica LD-1825 (I band) (MM/SPN-753 and MM/SPN-754)
  • - 1 x SICRAL 1, 1B and 2 satellite communication system
  • other satellite communication systems
  • Prometheus:
  • - 1 x Raytheon surface radar AN/SPS-10D (G band)[1]
  • - 2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica LD-1825 (I band)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Prometheus:
  • - AN/SLQ-25 Nixie decoy
Armament
  • Etna:
  • - 2 x OTO Melara - Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm
  • - Machine Guns: 2 x Browning M2HB 12.7 mm
  • Prometheus:
  • - 1 x CIWS Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 Mod.12 20 mm (+1 to be fitted)
  • - 4 x Rheinmetall 20 mm
  • - Machine Guns: 2 x Browning M2HB 12.7 mm; 6 x 0.30 in (7.6 mm ), 2 x MG-3 7.62 mm
Aviation facilities
Notes

The Etna class[2] is a ship class of two naval replenishment and logistic support ships used by the Italian Navy[3] and by the Greek Navy[4] The two ships are almost identical but they have differences in their armament and sensor equipment.

  1. ^ "AN/SPS-10 - Radartutorial".
  2. ^ Etna replenishment and logistic support ship, article in naval-technology.com
  3. ^ "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  4. ^ HS A-374 Prometheus ship characteristics and history, Hellenic Navy official website