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]
 Elettra A 5340, October 2013, La Spezia
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| History | |
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| 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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Characteristics
editThe vessel is fitted with:
- advanced electronic intelligence gear, including 27 various electronic and acoustic reconnaissance systems
- submersible ROV, which can operate at a maximum depth of 1,000 meters
- echo sounder
- a rear flight deck can deploy unmanned aerial vehicles
- 1 x compression chamber DRASS Galeazzi for 8 persons [6]
Ships
edit| Pennant number |
Hull number |
Owner | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Motto | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian ship Alliance (A 5345) | A 5345 | 921 [7] | NATO operated by Italian Navy  |
18 July 1984 | 9 July 1986 | 6 May 1988 [8] | about 50 Billions Lire contract | |
| Ta Kuan | AGS-1601 | 5942 [7] | Taiwan Navy |
October 1993 [9] | 17 December 1994 [10] | 26 September 1995 | about 100 Billions Lire contract | |
| Italian ship Elettra (A 5340) | A 5340 | 6080 [7] | Italian Navy |
March 2000 | 24 July 2002 | 2 April 2003 | Anima i silenzi aerei | About 139 Billions Lire contract[11] |
References
edit- ^ "Unita' di Supporto Polivalente". www.associazione-venus.it. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Elettra - Marina Militare". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Nave Elettra Dov'è?". 16 July 2006.
- ^ "Elettra Intelligence Collection Ship | Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ traktoria.org/files/.../ATP-57(B)_The_Submarine_Search_and_Rescue_Manual.pdf
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://archivio.agi.it/articolo/287940493070c19662a02e9a42d55f13_19880506_consegnata-alla-spezia-prima-nave-oceanografica-nato/?query=cantiere_navale_del_muggiano&mode=date_desc&year=1988[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cantiere Navala del Muggiano 1993 agi.it [dead link]
- ^ Cantiere Navala del Muggiano 1994 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Premessa" (PDF). studiperlapace.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elettra (A 5340).
- Elettra (A 5340) Marina Militare website
