page_title: Italian ship Leonardo (A 5301)
hierarchical_section_title: Italian ship Leonardo (A 5301)
caption_attribution_description: &#160;Italy Navy: Marina Militare Pennant number: A 5301 Type: Coastal Research Vessel Launch date: January 3, 2002 Shipyard: McTay Marine, Bromborough, England Displacement: 433 t Length overall: 29 m Beam: 9 m Draft: 2.5 m Main engine: 3 diesel alternator engines Kummings Type 1170 KW Speed: 10 knots Crew: 9 The ship Leonardo is a Coastal Research vessel active in the NATO through the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation regarding acoustic and environmental fields. The unit was delivered to NATO Underwater Research Centre in December 2002 and since October 2013 is operationally reporting to CINCNAV. In 2010 she took part in the research on the communications between sea-lions in the Ligurian Sea; in 2011 and 2012 conducted the measuring of the sea floor deformation and survey of hydrocarbons on seabed; in 2013 was involved in the project regarding underwater wireless communications network in order to replace the telephone cables laid on the ocean sea floor.
context_page_description: Leonardo (A 5301) is a NATO Coastal Research Vessel owned by NATO and operated by Marina Militare as Coastal Research vessel, shared by CMRE - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, in La Spezia Italy.
context_section_description: Leonardo (A 5301) is a NATO Coastal Research Vessel owned by NATO and operated by Marina Militare as Coastal Research vessel (CRV), shared by CMRE - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, in La Spezia Italy.
caption: Leonardo
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