Italian ship Leonardo (A5301)

History
Leonardo A5301, 2014
Italy
Name:	Leonardo
Namesake:	Leonardo da Vinci
Owner:	NATO
Ordered:	1988
Builder:	Shipyard McTay Marine - Bromborough, England
Laid down:	19 December 2000.^[1]
Launched:	3 January 2002
Commissioned:	December 2002
In service:	1
Homeport:	La Spezia
Identification:	Pennant number: A 5301
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Type:	Coastal Research vessel
Displacement:	433 tonnes (full-load)
Length:	29 m (95 ft 2 in) oa
Beam:	9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draught:	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:	1 x diesel generator engine Cummings KTA-38 (1.170 kW) 2 x diesel generator engines Cummins N-14 (236 kW eachone) 1 x diesel generator engine Onan Cummins (35 kW) 2 x main propellers (Azimuth) Schottel SRP330m 1 x Bow Truster (Azimuth) Schottel SPJ 57RD
Speed:	10.0 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph) (maximun speed)
Range:	1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi)
Complement:	9
Sensors and processing systems:	Sperry Marine dual interswitched X-band and S-band BridgeMaster E 250 radars with 18-inch high-resolution flat-panel displays^[2] multibeam echo-sounder Simrad EM-3000

Leonardo (A5301) is a NATO Coastal Research Vessel owned by NATO and operated by Italian Navy as Research vessel,^[3] shared by CMRE - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, in La Spezia Italy.

History

Leonardo was commissioned on December 2002 to NATO Underwater Research Centre - NURC and now CMRE - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation of La Spezia, regarding acoustic and environmental fields ^[4]

Since 16 November 2009 shifted under Italian flag and commissioned to Italian Navy.

Leonardo

Ship classes of the Marina Militare

Aircraft carriers	Cavour Giuseppe Garibaldi

Amphibious transport docks	San Giorgio LCM62 MTM217 MTP96

Destroyers and frigates	Andrea Doria Durand de la Penne Bergamini Maestrale Soldati

Corvettes and patrol boats	Comandanti Cassiopea Sirio Minerva Esploratore

Submarines	Todaro Sauro SRV-300

Minesweepers	Gaeta Lerici

Auxiliary ships	Etna Stromboli Anteo Marino Elettra Alliance Leonardo Magnaghi Ninfe Rossetti Simeto Bormida Panarea Gorgona Ponza GGS 1012 Atlante Ciclope RP 101 RP 113 RP 118 RP 125 Ercole Porto Cheradi Argo

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	LHA Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano UNPAV

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