Italian ship Elettra

	Elettra A 5340, October 2013, La Spezia
History
Italy
Name	Elettra
Ordered	1999
Builder	Fincantieri - Cantiere Navale del Muggiano (La Spezia)
Laid down	20 January 2001
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	3,180 tonnes (full-load).; 2,466 tonnes (empty);
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	2 x diesel-generators engines GMT-Wärtsilä CW 12V200 (2.200 kW each); 2 x permanent magnetic electric engines ABB (1.500 kW each) ; 2 x diesel-generators auxiliary engines Isotta Fraschini IF V1708T2 (770 kW each); 1 x emergency diesel-generator; 2 x propeller ; 1 x bow thruster;
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	30 crew ; 65 electronic technicians;
Sensors and ; processing systems	2 x navigation radar Kelvin Hughes Nucleus 6000 (X band); EM Ship log; 3-band satellite terminal;
Armament	2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm
Notes	flight deck only for RPV; FLUME Passive stabilisation plant; 1 x 180 t/m crane; 1 x 55 t/m crane; 2 x cranes for service boats;

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]

Characteristics

The 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

	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

^ "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

Elettra (A 5340) Marina Militare website

[1] "Unita' di Supporto Polivalente". www.associazione-venus.it. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[2] "Elettra - Marina Militare". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[3] "Nave Elettra Dov'è?". 16 July 2006.

[4] "Elettra Intelligence Collection Ship | Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] traktoria.org/files/.../ATP-57(B)_The_Submarine_Search_and_Rescue_Manual.pdf

[auto-7] "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)

[8] ttp://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]}

[9] Cantiere Navala del Muggiano 1993 agi.it ^{[dead link‍]}

[10] Cantiere Navala del Muggiano 1994 ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] "Premessa" (PDF). studiperlapace.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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v t e List of ships built by Fincantieri
Warships	Andrea Doria Assad-class corvettes Caio Duilio Carvajal Cassiopea-class patrol vessels Cavour Deepak Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessels Durand de la Penne-class destroyers Esmeraldas-class corvette Etna Falaj 2-class patrol vessels Giuseppe Garibaldi Laksamana-class corvettes Maestrale-class frigates Minerva-class corvettes San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks San Giusto Sauro-class submarines Scirè Shakti Toti-class submarines Vittorio Veneto Doha-class corvettes Musherib-class offshore patrol vessels Bergamini-class frigates Villavicencio
Cruise ships	Amsterdam Arcadia L'Austral Azura Le Boreal Britannia Caribbean Princess Carnival Breeze Carnival Conquest Carnival Dream Carnival Freedom Carnival Glory Carnival Horizon Carnival Liberty Carnival Magic Carnival Panorama Carnival Splendor Carnival Sunshine Carnival Sunrise Carnival Valor Carnival Victory Carnival Vista Concordia-class cruise ships Costa Concordia Costa Deliziosa Costa Diadema Costa Fascinosa Costa Firenze Costa Fortuna Costa Luminosa Costa Magica Costa neoClassica Costa neoRomantica Costa Pacifica Costa Serena Costa Venezia Crown Princess Dawn Princess Discovery Princess Destiny-class cruise ships Disney Magic Disney Wonder Emerald Princess Eurodam Fram Golden Princess Grand Princess Koningsdam Le Lyrial Maasdam Majestic Princess Marina Nieuw Amsterdam Nieuw Statendam Noordam Ocean Princess Oosterdam MS Ambience Pacific Jewel Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria Regal Princess Riviera Rotterdam Royal Princess Ryndam Royal-class cruise ships Ruby Princess Sea Princess Seabourn Encore Seabourn Ovation MSC Seaside MSC Seaview Seven Seas Explorer Sky Princess Silver Muse Silver Spirit Le Soléal Star Princess Sun-class cruise ships Sun Princess (1995) Sphere-class cruise ships Sun Princess (2024) Star Princess The Calypso Vasco da Gama Veendam (1996) Ventura Viking Sea Viking Sky Viking Star Viking Sun Volendam Westerdam Zaandam Zuiderdam
Ferries	al-Salam Boccaccio 98 Almudaina Dos Gotlandia II Knossos Palace Festos Palace Hellenic Wind MDV1200-class fast ferries Pride of Hull Pride of Rotterdam Star-class ferries Speedrunner III Speedrunner IV Superstar
Cargo ships	Britannia Seaways Cape Victory Cape Vincent
Yachts	Destriero Serene Victory
Miscellaneous vessels	Alliance Castoro Sei Elettra Karadeniz Powership İrem Sultan Petrobras 36 Sagar Nidhi Saipem 7000 Scarabeo 8 Ta Kuan
Related	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Fincantieri

v t e Ship classes of the Italian Navy
Aircraft carriers	Cavour^S Giuseppe Garibaldi^S
Amphibious ships	San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori class)^C Grecale (Maestrale class)^C Granatiere (Soldati class)^C Artigliere class (Benson/Gleaves class)^X Fante class (Fletcher class)^X San Giorgio class Impetuoso class Impavido class Audace class Durand de la Penne class
Frigates	Aldebaran class (Cannon class)^X Centauro class Bergamini class Alpino class Lupo class Maestrale class Soldati class Orizzonte class Bergamini class
Corvettes	Antilope class Gabbiano class^C Alabarda^S Albatros class Sentinella^S Pietro De Cristofaro class Minerva class
Patrol boats	Comandanti class Cassiopea class Sirio class Esploratore class Thaon di Revel class
Submarines	Enrico Tazzoli class (Gato class)^X Evangelista Torricelli class (Balao class)^X Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia class (Tench class)^X Livio Piomarta class (Tang class)^X Marconi class Toti class Sauro class Todaro (Type 212)^X SRV-300^S
Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Etna class Stromboli class Anteo^S Marino class Elettra^S Alliance^S Leonardo^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole^S Porto class Cheradi^S Argo^S
Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II
Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	LHD Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano Cabrini class (UNPAV) USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported

History
Elettra A 5340, October 2013, La Spezia
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	3,180 tonnes (full-load).^[2] 2,466 tonnes (empty)
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	2 x diesel-generators engines GMT-Wärtsilä CW 12V200 (2.200 kW each) 2 x permanent magnetic electric engines ABB (1.500 kW each) 2 x diesel-generators auxiliary engines Isotta Fraschini IF V1708T2 (770 kW each)^[3] 1 x emergency diesel-generator 2 x propeller 1 x bow thruster
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	30 crew 65 electronic technicians
Sensors and processing systems	2 x navigation radar Kelvin Hughes Nucleus 6000 (X band) EM Ship log 3-band satellite terminal
Armament	2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm
Notes	flight deck only for RPV FLUME Passive stabilisation plant 1 x 180 t/m crane 1 x 55 t/m crane 2 x cranes for service boats