Naval Ships – Italian Navy A 5309 ITS ANTEO

One of the submarine rescue ships in the world is ITS ANTEO A 5309 of the Italian Navy, assigned to Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori “Teseo Tesei” (COMSUBIN). ITS ANTEO is the third ship to bear this name in the Italian Navy. The ship’s design was developed by the “Ufficio Navi Speciali del Reparto Progetti Navi” (Special Office of the Ships Projects Division), according to the guidelines provided by the Navy General Staff. The ship was built at Cantiere Navale Breda di Porto Marghera and commissioned to the Italian Navy on 31 July 1980.

On Sunday 1 st December, 2019 she entered Haifa, Israel and she was last in the area from 13th March to 22nd March, 2015.

On Friday 6th December 2019 she left Haifa –

Top Image is of the vessel entering La Spezia photographed by Capt. Lawrence Dalli

All images at Haifa, Israel by our correspondent Peter Szamosi. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos – www.maltashipphotos.com

Published – Saturday 7th December 2019