Category:Murena (A 5305)

Marina Militare

Type	Auxiliary ship
Ship class	Aragosta
Built by	C.N.S.A. Shipyard, Marina di Carrara
Launch date	May 30, 1957
Completion date	August 1st, 1957
Length overall	32.4 m (35.4 yd)
Beam	6.4 m (21.2 ft)
Draft	2.1 m (82.6 in)
Displacement	180 t (399,708.00 lb)
Main engine	2 MM.TT.PP. FIAT 500 hp
Speed	12 knots

The training ship Murena (A 5305), once Aragosta class in-shore minesweeper, built by C.N.S.A. Shipyard in Marina di Carrara. Launched on May 30, 1957, completed and entered in service on August 1st, 1957 with given pennant 5466 and name “Scampo”. The ship was decommissioned in 1979 and underwent to conversion work at the Arsenal of La Spezia. The new unit, on September 1st, 1983, was renamed “Murena” with pennant number A 5305. The ship on June 1, 2002 was transferred to the 74th Training Naval Group as training ship for the Cadets of the Italian Naval Academy.