Italy Navy Stromboli Retired

Decommissioned on 30 September 2026 at the Stazione Navale Mar Grande in Taranto. The replenishment ship lowered her ensign for the last time and landed her battle flag in a ceremony presided over by the Commander in Chief of the Naval Fleet, the Italian Navy said. The ocean tug Tenace, the coastal tugs Porto Fossone and Portoferraio and the harbour tug RP 133 were stood down alongside her. Launched at Riva Trigoso in February 1975 and in service from October 1975, Stromboli was the lead ship of a two-ship class; her sister Vesuvio left service in 2023, and the Vulcano class replaces both.