Engineering:Italian ship Leonardo (A 5301)

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Leonardo A 5301, 2014
History
Italy
Name: Leonardo
Namesake: Leonardo da Vinci
Owner: NATO
Ordered: 19 December 2000 [1]
Builder: Shipyard McTay Marine Ltd - Bromborough, England
Launched: 3 January 2002
Commissioned:
  • - 30 April 2002 (public vessel)
  • - 16 November 2009 (Navy)
Homeport: La Spezia
Identification:
Status: Active
General characteristics
Type: Coastal Research vessel
Displacement: 433 t (426 long tons) full load
Length:
  • - 28.6 m (93 ft 10 in) LOA
  • - 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) LPP
Beam: 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) molded
Draught: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in) full load
Propulsion:
  • main electrical generators:
  • - 1 x diesel engine generator Cummins KTA-38 6, 620 kW (830 bhp)
  • - 2 x diesel engines generators Cummins N-14 6, 236 kW (316 bhp) each
  • harbor generator:
  • - 1 x diesel engine generator Onan Cummins MCGBA, 36 kW (48 bhp)
  • propellers:
  • - 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) (sustained sea speed)
Range: 1,850 nmi (3,430 km; 2,130 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Endurance: port to port, 5 days
Complement:
  • - 14 (given its role on a day light activities, accommodations are very limited: only 6 double cabins, shared between crew and scientists), of which:
  • - 8 crew (of which, 2 officials)
  • - up to 6 scientists (in day running operations)
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]
  • - Kongsberg fully integrated Maritime Bridge
  • - Kongsberg MDM 400
  • - echo sounder Kongsberg EA400
Notes:
  • - fuel capacity: 51.2 m3
  • - fresh water capacity: 35.8 t (35.2 long tons)

Leonardo (A 5301) is a coastal research vessel owned by NATO and operated by the Italian Navy on behalf of the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation[3] Her homeport is La Spezia, Italy.

History

Leonardo was delivered to the NATO Underwater Research Centre - NURC (SACLANTCEN) on 30 April 2002 and was accorded the flag of a public vessel of the Republic of Italy under a 2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Ministry of Defence (MOD-IT) and the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

On 16 November 2009, CRV Leonardo was transferred to the Italian Navy. She holds the status of an auxiliary of the Italian Navy and is manned by a military crew. The NATO Underwater Research Centre - NURC is now named the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation and is based in La Spezia, and specialises in research in acoustic and environmental fields.[4]

Characteristics

Source [5]

  • scientific primary working area (aft): 59 m2 (640 sq ft)
  • scientific main laboratory: 31.2 m2 (336 sq ft)
  • capacity to carry a single ISO 1D standard, 10 ft (3.0 m), container
  • multibeam echo-sounder Simrad EM-3000

Communication systems:

  • Main GMDSS MF/HF transceiver Sailor HC 4500
  • deck VHF transceiver Sailor RT 4722
  • GMDSS SARTS transmitter Jotron 8 GHz
  • Prodel UHF transmitter ICOM IC 4088SR

References

  1. ↑ "NATO's Research Ships: Alliance and Leonardo". https://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/nato-s-research-ships-alliance-and-leonardo. 
  2. ↑ "Sperry to Supply Electronics for NATO Vessel". 16 December 2002. http://www.marinelink.com/news/electronics-supply-sperry306465. 
  3. ↑ "Marina Militare". http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/Leonardo.aspx. 
  4. ↑ "CMRE - CRV Leonardo". http://www.cmre.nato.int/research/research-vessels/crv-leonardo. 
  5. ↑ https://www.unols.org/sites/default/files/AppXXIII_2016RVOC_CMRE_NATO2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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