A new Italian Navy logistic support ship (LSS) was launched at Fincantieri's Castellammare di Stabia facilities in a ceremony on Saturday, May 18.
The future Atalante is a sister vessel of Vulcano, which Fincantieri delivered to the Italian Navy in 2021.
The 193-metre-long Vulcano-class LSS will operate primarily as a supply and at-sea replenishment vessel that can transport ammunition, spare parts, food, fresh water, diesel, and aviation fuel in support of deployed Italian Navy task forces. It will also be equipped with hospital facilities including operating rooms, radiology and analysis rooms, a dental clinic, and rooms that can house up to 17 seriously injured patients.
The vessel will be capable of search and rescue (SAR), vessel repair and maintenance, intelligence gathering, electronic warfare, and at-sea retrieval and salvage with the aid of a 30-tonne stabilised crane. It can also operate as a floating power plant that can supply 2,500 kW of electricity to shore-based users.
Atalante is scheduled for delivery in 2025.
