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Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303) toPort of Livorno in 2013 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Ammiraglio Magnaghi |
| Namesake | AdmiralGiovan Battista Magnaghi [it] |
| Builder | Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti -Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) |
| Laid down | 1973 |
| Launched | 8 October 1974 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1975 |
| Homeport | La Spezia |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Nauta pro nautis |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | hydrographic survey vessel |
| Displacement | 1.744 t (1.716 long tons) full load[1] |
| Length | 82.7 m (271 ft)LOA |
| Beam | 13.7 m (45 ft) |
| Draught | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) (4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) on electric engine) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 x navigation radars GEM Elettronica |
| Armament | 4 xBrowning M2HB 12,7 mm |
| Notes |
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Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303)[2] is ahydrographic survey vessel in service withItalian Navy. It is the first survey vessel ever to be designed and built completely in Italy for theMarina Militare. It has been regularly modernized and constantly upgraded (with MLU works, in 1990 and 2014/2016 years).
It is fitted with:
The ship is equipped with:
Ammiraglio Magnaghi ship is named after Admiral Giovan Battista Magnaghi, first director of the Italian Hydrographic Institute.[5]
The first Commander of Ammiraglio Magnaghi ship was Admiral Giuseppe Angrisano, who later became also Director of the Italian Hydrographic Institute and President of theInternational Hydrographic Organization.