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Ammiraglio Magnaghi (A 5303) is a hydrographic survey vessel in service with Italian Navy.
It is the first survey vessel ever to be designed and built completely in Italy for the Marina Militare. It has been regularly modernized and constantly upgraded (with MLU works, in 1990 and 2014/2016 years).




Characteristics


It is fitted with:

single-beam echo sounder, 33 and 210 kHz
single-beam echo sounder Kongsberg EA600 to 12, 38 and 200 kHz
multi-beam echo sounder (50 kHz)
side scan sonar hull-mounted (ELAC Seabeam 1050 MKII)
side scan sonar towed (Klein 3900 )
differential and RTK satellite positioning systems
geodimeter
portable tide gauge
XBT bathythermograph
CTD profiler with rosette system used for water sampling at different depths
one ROV with closed circuit TV system
one core barrel
current meters
Van Veen buckets
weather station
suitable digital data logging and processing systems interfaced with oceanographic and hydrographic sensors.
The ship is equipped with:

three survey motor boats (8,6 m length) for coastal and shallow water surveys fitted with single beam and multi-beam echo sounder Simrad EM-3002
harbour survey motor launch
two dinghies.




History


Ammiraglio Magnaghi ship is named after Admiral Giovan Battista Magnaghi, first director of the Italian Hydrographic Institute.
The first Commander of Ammiraglio Magnaghi ship was Admiral Giuseppe Angrisano, who later became also Director of the Italian Hydrographic Institute and President of the International Hydrographic Organization.




References






External links


Magnaghi (A 5303) Marina Militare website

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