Navy of the Istalian Republic Marina Militare della Repubblica Istaliana | |
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Coat of arms of the Istalian Navy | |
Founded | 16 December 2262 |
Country | Istalian Republic |
Allegiance | Ministry of Defense (Istalia) |
Branch | Armed Forces of the Istalian Republic |
Type | Navy |
Size | 142,000 active personnel
175 Ships |
Motto | Il mare non dividerà la Patria (The sea will not divide the Fatherland) |
Commanders | |
Capo di Stato Maggiore della Marina Militare (Chief of the Staff of the Navy) |
Ammiraglio di Squadra Navale Simona Marini |
The Istalian Navy (Istalian: Marina Militare della Repubblica Istaliana) is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Istalian Republic. The Istalian Navy is considered currently the most important and prestigious branch of the Istalian Armed Forces due to the importance of sea for the history of the Istalian nation, which is formed by a peninsula and by an island (also the Motto of the Navy is a reference of this charateristic of Istalia), and which in the 42nd century became the foundamental force of Istalia for the projection of its force all over the world. The current Istalian Navy has around 175 ships and some 142,000 service personnel and maintains a permanent base abroad, in Baltusia, the Costa de Oro Istalian base, and in Malivia, the the Matteo Madei Air-Naval Base, shared with the Air Force.
The current Chief of the Staff of the Navy is the Ammiraglio di Squadra Simona Marini which is responsible to the Minister of the Defense. He is assisted by the Deputy Chief of the Staff of the Navy, currently the Ammiraglio di Squadra Ilenia Tolfa. The best special forces of the Istalian Armed Forces are the "Brigata Marina Ingrisiani" which is part of the Istalian Navy. Istalian Navy ships are identified by a alphanumeric code consisting of a number preceded by a group of letter (two or three), the first of which is always N, which stand for Nave, Ship in istalian, and colloquially each unit is called in this form Nave + Name of the ship (in istalian the units of the Navy are preceded by the masculine article while the civil units by feminine one); for example the code NC 529 identified the destroyer Crepuscolo (C stand for Cacciatorpediniere, the istalian noun for Destroyer), officially known as NC 529 Crepuscolo, which is colloquially called Nave Crepuscolo or simply il Crepuscolo (il is the singular masculine definite article). Civilian boat used but not owned by the Navy and scientific vessels are identified by four number: 1000 series for the not owned vessels and 1100 series for the scientific ones.
The SSBN units of the Navy are probably the more privileged way of the strategic nuclear plans of Istalia to deploy its nuclear arsenal around the world, using among the most powerful warheads carried by advanced missiles. The last generation of them is the MDT-055A Albarossa, with a range of over 10.000 km and equiped with MARV warheads.
Ranks
See Ranks, insignia and uniforms of the Armed Forces of Istalia.
Warships
Type | Class | Picture | Naval ID | Ships | Notes |
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Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (NP) | Fortezza Class | NP 640 NP 642 NP 649 NP 658 NP 660 NP 663 |
Fortezza Temperanza Giustizia Diligenza Perseveranza Speranza |
Fortezza Class details | |
Multirole LHD/Amphibious Assoult Ship (NA) | Triesta-M Class | NA 656 NA 657 NA 659 NA 661 NA 662 NA 503 |
Democrazia Repubblica Consenso Tolleranza Legislatore Costituzione |
Renowed and improved Triesta Class from an industrial and technological cooperation with Malivia | |
Guided Missile Destroyer/Cruiser (NCM) | Imperator Class | NCM 624 NCM 625 NCM 626 NCM 629 NCM 631 NCM 634 NCM 637 NCM 639 NCM 641 NCM 643 NCM 644 NCM 650 |
Imperator Tribunus Preator Rex Consul Praefectus Quaestor Proconsul Dux Magister Proconsul Senator |
Imperator Class details | |
Guided Missile Destroyer/Cruiser (NCM) | Alessandro Senna Class (Improved Imperator Class) | File:Alessandro Senna class.jpg | NCM 491 NCM 478 NCM 479 NCM 486 NCM 487 NCM 504 NCM 505 NCM 508 NCM 509 NCM 511 |
Alessandro Senna Francesco Toso Beatrice Zorelin Andrea Romino Lorenzo Verhoeven Filippo Marra Nicola Gasbarro Gianluigi Rosso Betta Maddaloni Demetrio Votta |
Renowed and improved Imperator Class |
Frigate (NF) | Lupo Class | NF 482 NF 483 NF 488 NF 490 NF 500 NF 501 NF 502 NF 506 NF 507 NF 512 NF 517 NF 518 NF 521 NF 522 |
Lupo Orso Lince Tigre Pantera Ghepardo Puma Giaguaro Dingo Licaone Cuon Iena Onza Volpe |
Lupo Class details | |
Conventional Attack Submarine (NS) | Nautilo Class | NS 478 NS 482 NS 489 NS 491 NS 492 NS 493 NS 496 |
Nautilo Anemone Piovra Argonauta Medusa Calamaro Galatea |
Nautilo Class details | |
Nuclear Attack/Cruise missile submarine (NSNM) | Romula Class | NSNM 494 NSNM 495 NSNM 497 NSMN 498 NSMN 513 NSMN 514 NSMN 519 NSMN 523 NSMN 524 |
Romula Milona Triesta Florenza Nepoli Palerno Siracosa Vinesia Agirgento |
Romula Class details | |
Nuclear Attack/Cruise missile submarine (NSNM) | Matteo Madei Class | NSNM 540 NSNM 541 NSNM 553 NSNM 559 NSNM 570 NSNM 571 NSNM 572 NSNM 580 NSNM 585 NSNM 589 NSNM 600 |
Matteo Madei Vittorio Campli Abdul Al-Kassem Rino Quattroventi Alessio Nervi Pietro Quinti Simone Alqudari Alessandro Tanni Carlo Alfieri Ludivico Andali Michele Rigoni |
Matteo Madei Class details | |
Nuclear Strategic Submarine (NSNS) | Vittorioso Class | NSNS 586 NSNS 593 NSNS 595 NSNS 604 NSNS 615 NSNS 617 NSNS 618 NSNS 619 NSNS 620 NSNS 621 |
Vittorioso Trionfante Coronato Glorioso Imperante Ammirabile Grandioso Maestoso Illustre Onorato |
Vittorioso Class details | |
Multirole Offshore Patrol Vessel (NPT) | Squalo Class | NPT 515 NPT 516 NPT 520 NPT 523 NPT 524 NPT 526 NPT 552 NPT 558 NPT 565 NPT 532 |
Squalo Orca Barracuda Murena Torpedine Serpente Marino Foca Pantera Capodoglio Tracina Medusa |
Squalo Class details | |
Multirole Offshore Patrol Vessel (NPT) | Istalia Class (Squalo Class 2° series) | NPT 530 NPT 557 NPT 599 NPT 602 NPT 603 NPT 605 NPT 607 NPT 608 NPT 612 NPT 613 NPT 614 NPT 609 |
Istalia Nayar Sala Ingris Grande Lago Alaria Akhayl Pheykran Yoril Mezzodiurno Cisavugli Qolshamih |
Improved Squalo Class known as Istalia Class details | |
Corvette (NCO) | Condottiere Class | NCO 627 NCO 628 NCO 632 NCO 633 NCO 635 NCO 647 NCO 648 NCO 652 |
Condottiere Guerriero Soldato Granatiere Combattente Fuciliere Corazziere Carabiniere |
Combattente Class details | |
Patrol boat (NPT) | Fenice Class | NPT 630 NPT 634 NPT 636 NPT 638 NPT 645 NPT 646 NPT 653 NPT 654 NPT 655 |
Fenice Idra Sfinge Minotauro Cerbero Centauro Gorgone Drago Chimera |
Pure Patrol boat derived by the Squalo Class known as Fenice Class details | |
Minehunter (NCM) | Sestante Class | NCM 477 NCM 480 NCM 481 NCM 484 NCM 485 NCM 510 NCN 556 NCN 561 |
Sestante Vela Cannochiale Timone Astrolabio Giroscopio Bussola Rosa dei Venti |
Sestante Class details |
Auxiliary ships
Type | Class | Picture | Naval ID | Ships | Notes |
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Logistic Support Ship (NAL) | Karim Al-Maktum Class | NAL 529 NAL 534 NAL 592 NAL 605 NAL 620 NAL 621 |
Karim Al-Maktum Mirco Gelsomini Carlo Ambi Vito Filanti Hassan Livori Nino Antinori |
Karim Al-Maktum Class details | |
Fuel Tankers (NAC) | Several Classes | NAC 1001 NAC 1002 NAC 1003 NAC 1004 |
Calma Piatta Gigante Risata Anguilla |
This ships are about to be abandoned thanks to the entry into service of the Al-Maktum Class | |
Container Ships (NAP) | Leviatano class | NAP 622 NAP 623 |
Titano Roccia del Mare |
Leviatano Class | |
Research and multi-purpose support ships (NAM) | Several type of ships | NAM 1101 NAM 1102 NAM 1103 NAM 1104 |
Esploratore Ricercatore Scienziato Inventore |
Type | Name | Picture | Number | Notes |
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Air Superiority Fighter | Ajace Aeronautics AF-43 Falco | File:F-43.jpg | 385 | Info about the F-43 |
Strike Fighter | JetStream HF-35s | 250 | HF-35s details | |
Aircraft Fighter | Artanian Group F-8C | 40 | F-8C details | |
Transport Aircraft | Leonardi LA T20 "Colossus" | 31 | LA T20 "Colossus" details | |
Super-medium multirole/transport helicopter | Leonardi LH-131M | 48 | LH-131M details | |
Medium multirole/Utility helicopter | Leonardi LH-200 | 75 | LH-200 details | |
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and medium-lift transport/Utility helicopter | Leonardi LA-500 "Stregone" | 61 | LA-500 "Stregone" details | |
UAV | Leonardi UAV-M C5 "Passero" | 500 | UAV-M C5 "Passero" details |
Coat of arms, ensign and motto
Coat of Arms
The Istalian Navy adopted in the 4161 the new coat of arms based on the same scheme adopted by all the Armed Forces: a modern selucian shield divided into sections by a rhombus with in the middle there is the symbol of the armed force while shield and sections are golden bordered.
The triangular sections in the upper quarters, like in all the other armed forces, present the tipically istalian colours (green at left and red at right).
Each Force then have its own features and the Navy present the rhombus colored in deep blue with in the middle a tipically sea anchor while the lower section is coulored of Azur; finally, above the shield there is a naval crown.
The Naval Ensign of the Istalian Navy is an Istalian flag which, instead of the official coat of arms of the Istalian Republic, in the middle it presents the coat of arms of the Istalian Navy.
Also this Ensign was adopted in 4161 together with the coat of arms.
Motto
The motto of the Istalian Navy Il mare non dividerà la Patria (in luthorian The sea will not divide the Fatherland), comes from a famous phrase pronounced by Arturo Gabriele II, King of Istalia, when, during one of the continues war against the Quanzarian Emirate, he answered to those who proposed him to use the Strait of Ingris to defend the kingdom from the Quanzarian assaults, a real renunciation of sovereignty over the rest of the peninsula.
So the king replied with the celebraat sentence saying that the kingdom would not use the sea to left the rest of the Country to his fate.
Having greatly impressed the high Navy hierarchies, the motto was adopted by the royal navy of the kingdom and then has been taken up by the new Navy of the reconstituted unified nation of Istalia in 2262.