&sq=&lang=&file=File:AOR_Etna.jpg) Etna at sea in 2005
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| History | |
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| Name | Etna |
| Ordered | 3 January 1995 |
| Builder | Italcantieri - Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti, Riva Trigoso |
| Laid down | 4 July 1995 |
| Launched | 12 July 1997 |
| Commissioned | 29 August 1998 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Etna-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 13,400 tons |
| Length | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Beam | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Draft | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two diesel engines driving twin screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 7,600 nmi (14,100 km; 8,700 mi) at a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Sensors and processing systems | 1 x Selex ES RASS radar; 2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars, I band (SPN-753 and SPN-754) |
| Armament | 2 x OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm |
| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | flight deck 28 x 21 m; hangar for 1 x AW-101 class helicopters |
Etna is an auxiliary ship that entered service with the Marina Militare in 1998. She is designed to support fleet operations with fuel and dry stores. Etna is the single Italian vessel of the Etna class while a sister ship, HS Prometheus, was built under licence in Greece and entered service with the Hellenic Navy in 2003.