Italian Navy
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maritime warfare branch of Italy's military
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Within Vinony's link graph, Italian Navy is referenced by 2,246 other articles, and connects out to maritime republics, NATO and patrol vessel.
It is catalogued under topics including 1946 establishments in Italy, Italian Navy and Military of Italy.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1861 as Regia Marina (official) , 1946 as Marina Militare
- Country
- Italy
- Type
- Navy
- Role
- Naval warfare
- Size
- 29,300 personnel, 184 vessels (incl. minor auxiliaries), 70 aircraft
- Part of
- Italian Armed Forces
- Mottos
- Italian : Patria e Onore , "Motherland and Honour"
- March
- La Ritirata ( ritirata is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a leave) by Tommaso Mario
- Anniversaries
- 10 June – Sinking of the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István by Luigi Rizzo
- Decorations
- 1 Cavalier Cross of the Military Order of Savoy, 3 Cavalier's Crosses of the Military Order of Italy , 2 Gold Medals of Military Valor , 1 Silver Medal of Military Valor , 1 Gold Medal for Merited Public Honor
- Chief of staff of the italian navy
- Ammiraglio di squadra , Giuseppe Berutti
- Deputy chief of naval staff
- Ammiraglio di squadra , Claudio Gaudiosi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- navy
- Part of
- Italian Armed Forces
- Official name
- Marina Militare
- Country
- Italy
- Employees
- 30923
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- navy
- Official website
- www.marina.difesa.it
- Motto
- Patria e Onore
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- Commons category
- Marina Militare
- topic's main category
- Category:Italian Navy
- inception
- 1946-06-18
- social media followers
- 81900
- replaces
- Royal Italian Navy
- owner of
- Radio San Paolo
- watercraft prefix
- ITS
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Encyclopedic overview
The Italian Navy (Italian: Marina Militare, lit. 'Military Navy'; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the Regia Marina (Royal Navy) after World War II. The Italian Navy has a strength of approximately 29,300 active personnel, with 184 vessels and 70 aircraft in service. It is considered a multiregional and a blue-water navy.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Italian Navy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.