Corps of Naval Engineering

Corps of Naval Engineering
Coat of Arms of the Italian Navy Naval Engineers
Active	1861 – Present
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Navy
Type	Naval engineering
Patron	Saint Barbara

The Corps of Naval Engineering (Italian: Corpo del genio navale) is part of the Italian Navy under the control of the Ministry of Defence.

Mission

The Corps of Naval Engineering is responsible for the maintenance and development of the Navy's shipbuilding material. The officers of naval engineering are serving both as engineer officers on board naval vessels, both in the management personnel of the Navy technical bodies, especially the Naval Arsenal. On board, the officers carry out tasks of responsibility regarding the propulsion, the generation of electricity, the hull, the security and all the installations not on-board electronics. They arrive to the appointment of Chief Engineer. On land you have instead support duties in the arsenals for vessels in the work, to aid in the design of new units and responsibility in the technical environment.

References

External links

• Italian Navy Naval Engineering

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Italian Navy

Components

• Organization
• Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy
• Italian Coast Guard
• COMSUBIN
• Commander in Chief Naval Fleet

Fleet Command

• San Marco Marine Brigade
• Naval Aviation

Equipment

• Ships
  • active
  • inactive
• Aircraft

Schools

• Francesco Morosini Naval School
• Naval Academy
• Istituto di Studi Militari Marittimi

History and traditions

• Regia Marina
• Decima Flottiglia MAS
• Battle of Lissa
• Operation Mare Nostrum
• Naval Museum
• Technical Naval Museum at La Spezia

Related

• Italian Navy ranks
• Corps of Naval Engineering
• La Spezia Naval Base

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