Keel Laid for Italian Navy’s Second Logistic Support Ship

Fincantieri laid keel of the second Logistic Support Ship (LSS) “Atlante” for the Italian Navy at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard, within a program including a third ship.

The unit, built in Castellammare di Stabia, will be delivered in 2025.

The value of the contract is approx. €410 million including the combat system.

As part of the multi-year program aimed at safeguarding Italy’s Defence at-sea capacity (known as the “Naval Act”), Fincantieri is currently building seven multi-purpose offshore patrol vessels (PPA) and the “Trieste” Landing Helicopter Dock. In 2021 the Group delivered the “Vulcano” LSS, a vessel partially built at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard, a project also acquired by the French Navy for the definition of the Flotlog program, a series of units built in partnership with the same shipyard.

These Italian ships will support civil protection in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Moreover, their environmental impact is low, thanks to advanced low pollution emission generators and electric-drive propulsion motors and biological waste control systems.