Italian ship Elettra

Elettra (A 5340) is an Italian Navy SIGINT vessel designated as 'Nuova Unità Polivalente di Supporto (NUPS).^[4]
Designed to carry out research and surveillance activities, the vessel's platform was developed from the RV Alliance built for NATO.
Her propulsion system, based on two permanent magnet electric engines, constitutes a technological breakthrough and she is the first surface vessel in the world to be powered by this type of engine. The main characteristics of this propulsion system are: high reliability, high efficiency, low maintenance and low underwater radiated noise^[5]

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Elettra A 5340, October 2013, La Spezia
History
Italy
Name	Elettra
Ordered	1999
Builder	Fincantieri - Cantiere Navale del Muggiano (La Spezia)
Laid down	20 January 2001 [1]
Launched	24 July 2002
Commissioned	2 April 2003
Homeport	La Spezia
Identification	Pennant number: A 5340
Motto	Anima i silenzi aerei
Status	Active as of 2018
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary ship
Displacement	3,180 tonnes (full-load).[2] 2,466 tonnes (empty)
Length	93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)
Beam	15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
Draught	4.83 m (15 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 x diesel-generators engines GMT-Wärtsilä CW 12V200 (2.200 kW each) 2 x permanent magnetic electric engines ABB (1.500 kW each) 2 x diesel-generators auxiliary engines Isotta Fraschini IF V1708T2 (770 kW each)[3] 1 x emergency diesel-generator 2 x propeller 1 x bow thruster
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	30 crew 65 electronic technicians
Sensors and processing systems	2 x navigation radar Kelvin Hughes Nucleus 6000 (X band) EM Ship log 3-band satellite terminal
Armament	2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm
Notes	flight deck only for RPV FLUME Passive stabilisation plant 1 x 180 t/m crane 1 x 55 t/m crane 2 x cranes for service boats

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