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'''ITS ''Vulcano'' (A 5335)'''<ref name=SPM-20210317/> ({{langx|it|link=no|Nave <em>Vulcano</em> (<i>m</i>)}})<ref> {{cite news |url= https://dohanews.co/palestinian-baby-girl-born-aboard-italys-nave-vulcano-vessel/ |title= Palestinian baby girl born aboard Italy’s ‘Nave Vulcano’ vessel |date= 24 December 2023 |author= Fakhriya M. Suleiman |publisher= Doha News }} </ref> is a warship of the [[Italian Navy]], a {{sclass|Vulcano|logistic support ship}}, the lead ship in its class.<ref name=NN-20191212/> It was built as part of a joint project between Italy and France to build such ships.<ref name=NN-20210312/> It is a [[replenishment oiler]] auxiliary ship.<ref name=Malta-20230801> {{cite web |url= https://maltashipphotos.com/naval-news-2021-commissioned-its-vulcano-at-sicily-31-07-2023/ |title= Naval News – 2021 commissioned ITS VULCANO at Sicily – 31.07.2023 |date= 1 August 2023 |publisher= Malta Ship Photos and Action Photos }} </ref> Vulcano has the [[pennant number]] "A5335".<ref name=SPM-20210317/>
'''''Vulcano'' (A 5335)'''<ref name=SPM-20210317/> ({{langx|it|link=no|Nave <em>Vulcano</em> (<i>m</i>)}})<ref> {{cite news |url= https://dohanews.co/palestinian-baby-girl-born-aboard-italys-nave-vulcano-vessel/ |title= Palestinian baby girl born aboard Italy’s ‘Nave Vulcano’ vessel |date= 24 December 2023 |author= Fakhriya M. Suleiman |publisher= Doha News }} </ref> is a warship of the [[Italian Navy]], a {{sclass|Vulcano|logistic support ship}}, the lead ship in its class.<ref name=NN-20191212/> It was built as part of a joint project between Italy and France to build such ships.<ref name=NN-20210312/> It is a [[replenishment oiler]] auxiliary ship.<ref> {{cite news |url= https://maritime-executive.com/article/italy-deploys-fleet-oiler-to-serve-as-floating-hospital-off-gaza |title= Italy Deploys Fleet Oiler to Serve as Floating Hospital off Gaza |date= 8 November 2023 |publisher= The Maritime Executive }} </ref><ref name=Malta-20230801> {{cite web |url= https://maltashipphotos.com/naval-news-2021-commissioned-its-vulcano-at-sicily-31-07-2023/ |title= Naval News – 2021 commissioned ITS VULCANO at Sicily – 31.07.2023 |date= 1 August 2023 |publisher= Malta Ship Photos and Action Photos }} </ref> ''Vulcano'' has the [[pennant number]] A 5335.<ref name=SPM-20210317/>


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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* Non-lethal defensive array
* Non-lethal defensive array


Supply operations:
;Supply operations:
''Vulcano'' functions as a logistics vessel a naval supply ship for delivery of supplies to naval operations and transfer to other ships
''Vulcano'' functions as a logistics vessel a naval supply ship for delivery of supplies to naval operations and transfer to other ships
* Fuel replenishment
* Fuel replenishment
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* Ammo replenishment
* Ammo replenishment


Hospital operations:
;Hospital operations:
''Vulcano'' also functions as a floating hospital, [[hospital ship]]
''Vulcano'' also functions as a floating hospital, [[hospital ship]]
* Operating rooms
* Operating rooms
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==History==
==History==
''Vulcano'' was ordered by [[Italy]] in 2015 as a logistics support ship. LSS "Vulcano", a logistics support ship, was built by [[Fincantieri]] at the Naval Integrated Shipyard in [[Muggiano]] In 2019, 4 more ships were ordered by [[France]] in the pattern of ''Vulcano'', the {{sclass|Vulcano|logistic support ship}}. ''Vulcano'' was launched in 2018. She started sea trials in December 2019.<ref name=NN-20191212> {{cite news |url= https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/italian-navys-vulcano-logistic-support-ship-starts-sea-trials/ |title= Italian Navy’s Vulcano Logistic Support Ship Starts Sea Trials |author= Xavier Vavasseur |date= 12 December 2019 |publisher= Naval News }} </ref><ref name=NN-20210312/> ''Vulcano'' was delivered to the Italian Navy in March 2021.<ref name=NN-20210312> {{cite news |url= https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/italian-navy-takes-delivery-of-lss-vulcano-from-fincantieri/ |title= Italian Navy Takes Delivery of LSS Vulcano from Fincantieri |date= 12 March 2021 |publisher= Naval News }} </ref> She was later commissioned into the [[Marina Militare]], the Italian Navy, also in March 2021.<ref name=SPM-20210317> {{Cite magazine |url= https://seapowermagazine.org/italian-navy-commissions-new-logistics-support-ship/ |title= Italian Navy Commissions New Logistics Support Ship |date= 17 March 2021 |author= Edward Lundquist |magazine= Sea Power |publisher= Navy League of the United States }} </ref>
''Vulcano'' was ordered by Italy in 2015 as a logistics support ship. The logistics support ship was built by [[Fincantieri]] at the Naval Integrated Shipyard in [[Muggiano]] In 2019, four more ships were ordered by France in the pattern of ''Vulcano'', the {{sclass|Vulcano|logistic support ship}}. ''Vulcano'' was launched in 2018. She started [[sea trial]]s in December 2019.<ref name=NN-20191212> {{cite news |url= https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/italian-navys-vulcano-logistic-support-ship-starts-sea-trials/ |title= Italian Navy’s Vulcano Logistic Support Ship Starts Sea Trials |author= Xavier Vavasseur |date= 12 December 2019 |publisher= Naval News }} </ref><ref name=NN-20210312/> ''Vulcano'' was delivered to the [[Italian Navy]] in March 2021.<ref name=NN-20210312> {{cite news |url= https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/italian-navy-takes-delivery-of-lss-vulcano-from-fincantieri/ |title= Italian Navy Takes Delivery of LSS Vulcano from Fincantieri |date= 12 March 2021 |publisher= Naval News }} </ref> She was later commissioned into the Italian Navy, also in March 2021.<ref name=SPM-20210317> {{Cite magazine |url= https://seapowermagazine.org/italian-navy-commissions-new-logistics-support-ship/ |title= Italian Navy Commissions New Logistics Support Ship |date= 17 March 2021 |author= Edward Lundquist |magazine= Sea Power |publisher= Navy League of the United States }} </ref>


In December 2023, the ship was deployed to [[Arish]], Sinai, Egypt; on the Mediterranean coast, for relief operations as a floating hospital, in the [[2022 Gaza War]] between [[Hamas]] and [[Israel]], for residents of the [[Gaza Strip]]. On board were medical crews from the Italian Army, Navy, Air Force.<ref> {{cite news |url= https://en.difesaonline.it/news-forze-armate/missioni/%E2%80%8Bnave-vulcano-ad-al-arish-supporto-ai-feriti-della-striscia-di-gaza |title= Vulcano ship in Al Arish in support of the wounded in the Gaza Strip |date= 18 December 2023 |agency= Difesa |publisher= Difesa Online |work= Online Defense }} </ref> At the end of January 2024, ''Vulcano'' left Arish to return Italy, with patients aboard for further treatment in Italy.<ref> {{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/italy-treat-100-palestinian-children-its-hospitals-2024-01-24/ |title= Italy to treat 100 Palestinian children in its hospitals |date= 24 January 2024 |agency= Reuters }} </ref> It returned to [[La Spezia]] in Italy by the beginning of February 2024.<ref> {{cite news |url= https://www.gulf-times.com/article/676871/qatar/qatar-italy-co-operation-in-treating-injured-gazans-hailed |title= Qatar-Italy co-operation in treating injured Gazans hailed |date= 5 February 2024 |agency= Qatar News Agency |newspaper= Gulf Times }} </ref>
In December 2023, the ship was deployed to [[Arish]], Sinai, Egypt; on the Mediterranean coast, for relief operations as a floating hospital, in the [[2023 Gaza War]] between [[Hamas]] and [[Israel]], for residents of the [[Gaza Strip]]. On board were medical crews from the [[Italian Army]], Navy, [[Italian Air Force|Air Force]].<ref> {{cite news |url= https://en.difesaonline.it/news-forze-armate/missioni/%E2%80%8Bnave-vulcano-ad-al-arish-supporto-ai-feriti-della-striscia-di-gaza |title= Vulcano ship in Al Arish in support of the wounded in the Gaza Strip |date= 18 December 2023 |agency= Difesa |publisher= Difesa Online |work= Online Defense }} </ref> At the end of January 2024, ''Vulcano'' left Arish to return Italy, with patients aboard for further treatment in Italy.<ref> {{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/italy-treat-100-palestinian-children-its-hospitals-2024-01-24/ |title= Italy to treat 100 Palestinian children in its hospitals |date= 24 January 2024 |agency= Reuters }} </ref> The vessel returned to [[La Spezia]], Italy by the beginning of February 2024.<ref> {{cite news |url= https://www.gulf-times.com/article/676871/qatar/qatar-italy-co-operation-in-treating-injured-gazans-hailed |title= Qatar-Italy co-operation in treating injured Gazans hailed |date= 5 February 2024 |agency= Qatar News Agency |newspaper= Gulf Times }} </ref>


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This article is about the individual Italian ship. For the Italian class of ship, see Vulcano-class logistic support ship. For the Austrian ship, see SMS Vulcano.

Vulcano (A 5335)[1] (Italian: Nave Vulcano (m))[2] is a warship of the Italian Navy, a Vulcano-class logistic support ship, the lead ship in its class.[3] It was built as part of a joint project between Italy and France to build such ships.[4] It is a replenishment oiler auxiliary ship.[5][6] Vulcano has the pennant number A 5335.[1]

Specifications

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Further information: Vulcano-class logistic support ship

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  • Name: Vulcano
  • Pennant number: A 5335
  • Yard number: 6259
  • Ship's complement: 235 personnel
  • Passenger quarters: 200 people
  • Length: 193 m (633 ft)
  • Speed: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • Displacement: 27,200 tons
  • Embarkment for 8× 20 ft (6.1 m) mission modules, for personnel and healthcare
  • Drinking water creation for supply to land
  • 2500 kW power creation for supply to land
  • Onboard crane for lift of 30 tonnes (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
  • Helicopter operations
    • Helicopter hangar
    • Maintenance and repair
    • 2× EH-101 helicopters
  • Small boat operations
  • At-sea rescue and recovery operations capability
  • Naval command and control centre
  • Naval communications centre
  • Non-lethal defensive array
Supply operations

Vulcano functions as a logistics vessel a naval supply ship for delivery of supplies to naval operations and transfer to other ships

  • Fuel replenishment
  • Water replenishment
  • Food replenishment
  • Parts replenishment
  • Ammo replenishment
Hospital operations

Vulcano also functions as a floating hospital, hospital ship

  • Operating rooms
  • Radiology rooms
  • Analysis rooms
  • Dental office
  • 17 bed hospital ward

History

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Vulcano was ordered by Italy in 2015 as a logistics support ship. The logistics support ship was built by Fincantieri at the Naval Integrated Shipyard in Muggiano In 2019, four more ships were ordered by France in the pattern of Vulcano, the Vulcano-class logistic support ship. Vulcano was launched in 2018. She started sea trials in December 2019.[3][4] Vulcano was delivered to the Italian Navy in March 2021.[4] She was later commissioned into the Italian Navy, also in March 2021.[1]

In December 2023, the ship was deployed to Arish, Sinai, Egypt; on the Mediterranean coast, for relief operations as a floating hospital, in the 2023 Gaza War between Hamas and Israel, for residents of the Gaza Strip. On board were medical crews from the Italian Army, Navy, Air Force.[7] At the end of January 2024, Vulcano left Arish to return Italy, with patients aboard for further treatment in Italy.[8] The vessel returned to La Spezia, Italy by the beginning of February 2024.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Edward Lundquist (17 March 2021). "Italian Navy Commissions New Logistics Support Ship". Sea Power. Navy League of the United States.
  2. ^ Fakhriya M. Suleiman (24 December 2023). "Palestinian baby girl born aboard Italy's 'Nave Vulcano' vessel". Doha News.
  3. ^ a b c Xavier Vavasseur (12 December 2019). "Italian Navy's Vulcano Logistic Support Ship Starts Sea Trials". Naval News.
  4. ^ a b c d "Italian Navy Takes Delivery of LSS Vulcano from Fincantieri". Naval News. 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Italy Deploys Fleet Oiler to Serve as Floating Hospital off Gaza". The Maritime Executive. 8 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Naval News – 2021 commissioned ITS VULCANO at Sicily – 31.07.2023". Malta Ship Photos and Action Photos. 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Vulcano ship in Al Arish in support of the wounded in the Gaza Strip". Online Defense. Difesa Online. Difesa. 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Italy to treat 100 Palestinian children in its hospitals". Reuters. 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Qatar-Italy co-operation in treating injured Gazans hailed". Gulf Times. Qatar News Agency. 5 February 2024.

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