page_title: Structure of the Italian Navy
section_title: Submarines Command
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Italian Navy / Chief of the Navy General Staff / Fleet Command / Submarines Command
caption_attribution_description: English: 080821-N-8467N-002 GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 21, 2008) Italian submarine ITS Salvatore Todaro (S 526) pulls into Submarine Base New London to begin a 14-day visit. Todaro has also made port visits to Mayport, Fla., and Norforlk, Va., marking the first time since World War II that an Italian submarine has crossed the Atlantic.
context_page_description: The following is the structure of the Italian Navy as of June 2020:
context_section_description: The Submarines Command is based in Rome and headed by a Counter admiral. The commanding officer of the Submarines Command also heads the Navy General Staff's 5th Department Submarines, and thus is responsible for all submarine assets of the navy, and their procurement, maintenance, development, training, and operational doctrine.
  Submarines Command (Comando Sommergibili della Marina Militare - MARICOSOM), in Rome
  Submarines Flotilla (Comando flottiglia sommergibili - COMFLOTSOM), in Taranto
  Sauro-class attack submarines: "Salvatore Pelosi", "Giuliano Prini", "Primo Longobardo", "Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia" (to be replaced by four Type 212 NFS submarines)
  Todaro-class attack submarines: "Salvatore Todaro", "Scirè", "Pietro Venuti", "Romeo Romei"
caption: Submarine "Salvatore Todaro" in New London, Connecticut
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