Italian Navy

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military branch navy

The Italian Navy is the maritime branch of Italy’s armed forces, responsible for naval defense, power projection, and maritime security operations at home and abroad.

Aliases (11)

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military branch → navy →
academyLocation	Livorno →
alliance	NATO →
conflict	Cold War naval operations → Gulf War → Iraq War → Kosovo War → Libyan Civil War interventions → War in Afghanistan → World War I → World War II → anti-piracy operations off Somalia →
country	Italy →
formerName	Regia Marina →
foundedBy	Kingdom of Italy →
hasAcademy	Italian Naval Academy →
hasBase	Augusta Naval Base → Brindisi Naval Base → Cagliari Naval Base → La Spezia Naval Base → Maddalena Archipelago naval facilities → Taranto Naval Base →
hasComponent	marine infantry → naval aviation → special forces → submarine fleet → surface fleet →
hasUnit	COMSUBIN → Italian Coast Guard → Italian Navy Aviation → San Marco Marine Brigade →
headquartersLocation	Italy → Rome →
memberOf	European Union military structures →
militaryBranchOf	Italy →
motto	Patria e Onore →
nativeName	Marina Militare →
operatesAircraft	AV-8B Harrier II → AW101 helicopter → F-35B Lightning II → NH90 helicopter → P-72A maritime patrol aircraft →
operatesVesselType	aircraft carrier → amphibious assault ship → auxiliary ship → corvette → destroyer → frigate → mine countermeasures vessel → patrol vessel → submarine →
participatesIn	EU NAVFOR operations → NATO maritime operations → UN maritime missions →
partOf	Italian Armed Forces →
precededBy	naval forces of pre-unification Italian states →
responsibleFor	defense of Italian territorial waters → naval training and education → protection of Italian merchant shipping → surveillance of Italian exclusive economic zone →
role	humanitarian assistance and disaster relief → maritime security operations → naval defense of Italy → power projection → protection of national maritime interests → protection of sea lines of communication → search and rescue operations → support to EU maritime operations → support to NATO operations →
uses	Italian tricolour naval ensign →

Referenced by (72)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beretta M1934 pistol ("Italian Royal Navy") → Cant Z.506 Airone ("Regia Marina") → First Marshal of the Empire ("Regia Marina") → Italian tricolour naval ensign → Italian tricolour naval ensign ("Marina Militare") → La Spezia Naval Base ("Italian Navy surface fleet") → La Spezia Naval Base ("Italian Navy special units") → Patria e Onore → Tomahawk cruise missile →	usedBy
AV-8B Harrier II → Augusta Naval Base → Brindisi Naval Base → Cagliari Naval Base → F-35B Lightning II → La Spezia Naval Base → Maddalena Archipelago naval facilities → Taranto Naval Base →	operator
Augusta Naval Base ("Marina Militare") → Brindisi Naval Base ("Marina Militare") → COMSUBIN ("Marina Militare") → Cagliari Naval Base → Inigo Campioni ("Regia Marina") → Italian Naval Academy ("Marina Militare") → Maddalena Archipelago naval facilities ("Marina Militare") →	militaryBranch
Battle of Calabria ("Regia Marina") → Battle of Cape Spada ("Regia Marina") → Battle of Cape Spartivento ("Regia Marina") →	belligerent
COMSUBIN → Italian Coast Guard → Italian Naval Academy →	partOf
La Spezia Naval Base ("Marina Militare") → Taranto Naval Base ("Marina Militare") →	branch
Augusta Naval Base → Cagliari Naval Base →	garrison
Italian Navy ("San Marco Marine Brigade") → Italian Navy ("Italian Navy Aviation") →	hasUnit
Cagliari Naval Base ("Marina Militare") → Italian Armed Forces →	serviceBranch
Operation Achse →	affected
Ob. Süd ("Regia Marina") →	alliedWith
Silver Medal of Military Valor →	associatedWith
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ("Regia Marina") →	axisForcesInvolved
Battle of Cape Matapan ("Regia Marina") →	combatant
Cagliari Naval Base →	controlledBy
Operation Slapstick ("Regia Marina") →	forceInvolved
Italian Navy ("Regia Marina") →	formerName
Southern Kingdom ("Italian Co-belligerent Navy") →	hadMilitaryForces
Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) →	hasAuthorityOver
Italian Armed Forces →	hasPart
Italian Armed Forces ("Regia Marina") →	historicalPrecursor
Inigo Campioni ("Regia Marina officer corps") →	memberOf
NATO naval forces ("Marina Militare") →	memberStatesContribute
Italian invasion of Albania ("Regia Marina") →	militaryBranchInvolved
Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) ("Italian Co-belligerent Navy") →	militaryForce
Italian Navy ("Marina Militare") →	nativeName
German invasion of Yugoslavia ("Regia Marina") →	navalForceInvolved
Siege of Tobruk ("Regia Marina") →	notableUnit
Corfu incident ("Italian Royal Navy") →	occupiedBy
Italian Naval Academy →	operatedBy
Operation Halberd ("Regia Marina") →	opponent
Operation Substance ("Regia Marina") →	opposedBy
National Republican Navy ("Royal Italian Navy") →	opposedTo
Ministry of Defence of Italy →	oversees
Operation Pedestal ("Italian Regia Marina") →	participant
National Republican Navy ("Regia Marina") →	precededBy
RAF Coastal Command ("Regia Marina") →	primaryOpponent
Cant Z.506 Airone ("Regia Marina") →	primaryUser
AW101 helicopter →	primaryUsers
National Republican Navy ("Regia Marina") →	usedEquipmentFrom
Italian invasion of France ("Regia Marina") →	usedMilitaryForce
AV-8B Harrier II →	user
Joint Operations Command →	uses