page_title: Structure of the Italian Navy
section_title: 2nd Naval Division
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Italian Navy / Chief of the Navy General Staff / Fleet Command / 2nd Naval Division
caption_attribution_description: English: 131026-N-QL471-168_(cropped image) MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 26, 2013) The Italian navy destroyer Andrea Doria (DD 553). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho/Released)
context_page_description: The following is the structure of the Italian Navy as of June 2020:
context_section_description: The 2nd Naval Division is based in Taranto and headed by a Divisional admiral. The division includes the Italian navy's carrier strike group.
  2nd Naval Division (Comando Secondo Divisione Navale - COMDINAV DUE), in Taranto
  Aircraft carrier: "Cavour"
  Horizon-class air-defence destroyer: "Andrea Doria"
  Durand de la Penne-class air-defence destroyers: "Luigi Durand de la Penne", "Francesco Mimbelli"
  Bergamini-class general-purpose frigates: "Federico Martinengo", "Antonio Marceglia", "Emilio Bianchi" (Emilio Bianchi will commission in 2021)
  Bergamini-class anti-submarine frigates: "Carabiniere", "Alpino"
  Maestrale-class anti-submarine frigate: "Zeffiro", "Espero" (Espero in active reserve)
  Stromboli-class replenishment oiler: "Stromboli" (will be replaced by a Vulcano-class logistic support ship)
  Etna-class replenishment oiler: "Etna"
  Naval Station Taranto (Stazione Navale La Spezia - MARISTANAV Taranto), manages the harbour operations
  Ciclope-class deep-sea tugboats: "Saturno", "Tenace", "Ciclope"
  Porto-class coastal tugboats: "Porto Fossone", "Porto Pisano", "Portoferraio", "Portovenere"
  Coastal tugboat: "Ercole"
  Ferry-boat: "Cheradi"
caption: Destroyer "Andrea Doria" underway
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