The ''Simeto'' class
is a class of three
auxiliary ship
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.
Auxil ...
s built for the
Italian Navy for emergency water replenishment of islands. One ship of the class, the ''Simeto'', was transferred to the
Tunisian Navy
Tunisian may refer to:
* Someone or something connected to Tunisia
*Tunisian Arabic
*Tunisian people
*Tunisian cuisine
* Tunisian culture
Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethnic ...
in 2003.
Ships
References
External links
Ticino (A 5376)Marina Militare website
Tirso (A 5377)Marina Militare website
{{Ship classes of the Marina Militare, noshipclass=yes
Auxiliary ships of the Italian Navy
Ships built in Italy