The Italian group Fincantieri announced that on December 19, the delivery ceremony of the ship took place A 5336 Atlasthe second unit of the Logistic Support Ship (LSS) program, to the Italian Navy.
The ship was built at the company’s shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, in the Naples region.
Atlante is part of the Italian Navy’s logistic support ship program, designed to provide refueling at sea, operational support and logistical support to naval forces on long-duration missions. The contract for the construction of the second LSS vessel was awarded in December 2021 to the Italian consortium RTI, led by Fincantieri, with an estimated value of 410 million euros.
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The industrial calendar of Atlante followed the main planned stages: the first steel-cutting ceremony took place on 20 July 2022, the laying of the keel took place on 28 June 2023, and the launch took place on 18 May 2024. The ship subsequently began sea trials on 25 March 2025, the final stage before the official delivery to the Navy.
The LSS program debuted with the flagship Vulcano (A 5335), delivered to the Italian Navy in March 2021 and already in operational service. Like the Vulcano, the Atlante has a total displacement of over 27,000 tons and a length of 193 meters, making it one of the largest and most capable logistics support platforms in the Italian fleet.
With the integration of the Atlante ship, the Italian Navy significantly strengthens its force projection and naval support capacity, increasing the autonomy of naval groups in operations carried out in the Mediterranean Sea and in areas of international strategic interest.
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