ITS Vulcano
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ITS Vulcano (A 5335)[1] (Italian: Nave Vulcano (m))[2] is a warship of the Italian Navy, a Vulcano-class logistic support ship, the lead ship in its class.[3] It was built as part of a joint project between Italy and France to build such ships.[4] It is a replenishment oiler auxiliary ship.[5][6] Vulcano has the pennant number "A5335".[1]
Specifications
[edit]- Name: Vulcano
- Pennant number: A 5335
- Yard number: 6259
- Ship's complement: 235 personnel
- Passenger quarters: 200 people
- Length: 193 m (633 ft)
- Speed: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
- Displacement: 27,200 tons
- Embarkment for 8× 20 ft (6.1 m) mission modules, for personnel and healthcare
- Drinking water creation for supply to land
- 2500 kW power creation for supply to land
- Onboard crane for lift of 30 tonnes (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
- Helicopter operations
- Helicopter hangar
- Maintenance and repair
- 2× EH-101 helicopters
- Small boat operations
- At-sea rescue and recovery operations capability
- Naval command and control centre
- Naval communications centre
- Non-lethal defensive array
- Supply operations
Vulcano functions as a logistics vessel a naval supply ship for delivery of supplies to naval operations and transfer to other ships
- Fuel replenishment
- Water replenishment
- Food replenishment
- Parts replenishment
- Ammo replenishment
- Hospital operations
Vulcano also functions as a floating hospital, hospital ship
- Operating rooms
- Radiology rooms
- Analysis rooms
- Dental office
- 17 bed hospital ward
History
[edit]Vulcano was ordered by Italy in 2015 as a logistics support ship. LSS "Vulcano", a logistics support ship, was built by Fincantieri at the Naval Integrated Shipyard in Muggiano In 2019, 4 more ships were ordered by France in the pattern of Vulcano, the Vulcano-class logistic support ship. Vulcano was launched in 2018. She started sea trials in December 2019.[3][4] Vulcano was delivered to the Italian Navy in March 2021.[4] She was later commissioned into the Marina Militare, the Italian Navy, also in March 2021.[1]
In December 2023, the ship was deployed to Arish, Sinai, Egypt; on the Mediterranean coast, for relief operations as a floating hospital, in the 2023 Gaza War between Hamas and Israel, for residents of the Gaza Strip. On board were medical crews from the Italian Army, Navy, Air Force.[7] At the end of January 2024, Vulcano left Arish to return Italy, with patients aboard for further treatment in Italy.[8] It returned to La Spezia in Italy by the beginning of February 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Edward Lundquist (17 March 2021). "Italian Navy Commissions New Logistics Support Ship". Sea Power. Navy League of the United States.
- ^ Fakhriya M. Suleiman (24 December 2023). "Palestinian baby girl born aboard Italy's 'Nave Vulcano' vessel". Doha News.
- ^ a b c Xavier Vavasseur (12 December 2019). "Italian Navy's Vulcano Logistic Support Ship Starts Sea Trials". Naval News.
- ^ a b c d "Italian Navy Takes Delivery of LSS Vulcano from Fincantieri". Naval News. 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Italy Deploys Fleet Oiler to Serve as Floating Hospital off Gaza". The Maritime Executive. 8 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Naval News – 2021 commissioned ITS VULCANO at Sicily – 31.07.2023". Malta Ship Photos and Action Photos. 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Vulcano ship in Al Arish in support of the wounded in the Gaza Strip". Online Defense. Difesa Online. Difesa. 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Italy to treat 100 Palestinian children in its hospitals". Reuters. 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Qatar-Italy co-operation in treating injured Gazans hailed". Gulf Times. Qatar News Agency. 5 February 2024.
See also
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- List of ships built by Fincantieri
- List of active Italian Navy ships
- French ship Dixmude (L9015), French Navy assault ship used as a hospital ship in 2024 at El-Arish, Egypt for Hamas-Israel Gaza War relief, deployed November 2023 to February 2024
- KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (992), Indonesian Navy hospital ship used for aid in 2024 at Al-Arish, Egypt for Hamas-Israel Gaza War relief, deployed December 2024 to January 2024
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