Simeto-class water tanker

Class overview
Name	Simeto
Builders	- Cantiere Navale De Poli (Pellestrina, Venezia): Ticino and Tirso; - C.I.N.E.T. (Molfetta, Bari): Simeto;
Operators	2 x Italian Navy; 1 x Tunisian National Navy;
Planned	3
Building	3
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary ship
Displacement	Ticino and Tirso:; - 715 t (704 long tons), empty; - 2.027 t (1.995 long tons), full load; Simeto:; - 1.914 t (1.884 long tons), full load;
Length	Ticino and Tirso:; 69.84 m (229 ft 2 in) oa; Simeto:; 68.35 m (224 ft 3 in) oa;
Beam	10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	- 1 x shaft; - 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 230.6-BL, 1.940 kW (2.602 bhp); - 3 x diesel engines generators AIFO 8281; - 1 x diesel engine generator AIFO 8361; - 1 x bow thruster;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Crew	29
Sensors and ; processing systems	2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radar AN/SPN-748
Notes	ship tanker, for 1.200 t (1.181 long tons) of water

The Simeto class is a class of three auxiliary ships built for the Italian Navy for emergency water replenishment of islands. One ship of the class, the Simeto, was transferred to the Tunisian Navy in 2003.

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