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| Name; Location; Estimated Military Port Capacity* | Activities | Harbor | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cagliari
39°13'N., 9°07'E. 11,400 |
Chief port and capital of Sardinia; important naval base. Receipts—coal, timber, grain, machinery, containers. Shipments—salt, charcoal, wine, hides, lead, zinc, sugar, cattle, corn, flour, containers.
1 small shipyard; largest repair facility is floating dry dock 300 ft long. |
Well-protected, artificial, breakwater-protected harbor; water area 600 acres; depths, 6 to 30 ft.
Fairway limitations—Approach free and clear; entrance width, 1,300 ft, depth, 36 ft, depths leading to berths exceed depths in berths. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general berth with least depth of 27 ft; tanker berth with least depth of 36 ft; length not limiting in either case. |
Alongside—6 standard, 1 small ocean-type, 4 standard coaster-type cargo vessels; 9 lighters; 1 large, 2 small ocean-type tankers; 1 river-type tank barge; 9 medium, 13 small naval vessels.
Anchorage—Large number of berths for all sizes of vessels S of harbor in depths up to 60 ft over good holding ground of mud; open to SE. Moorings—3 medium, 1 small naval vessel. |
| Catania
37°30'N., 15°06'E. 35,000 |
Shipping center for rich Sicilian agricultural area. Receipts—grain, sulfur ore, coal, lumber. Shipments—refined sulfur, lavatic building stone, citrus fruits, wine, olive oil, fish, many manufactured items. Container transshipment facilities available.
3 small marine railways make minor repairs to small craft. |
Artificial, rectangular harbor formed by breakwater and 2 moles; area, 1 sq. mile; general depths, 24 to 35 ft.
Fairway limitations—Approach deep and clear; entrance to inner harbor between 2 moles; width, 800 ft; depths, 33 ft; depths leading to berths exceed depths in berths. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general berth with least depth of 32 ft, length not limiting. |
Alongside—4 large, 1 standard, 9 small ocean-type, 1 standard, 7 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 52 lighters.
Anchorage—Large number of berths for all sizes of vessels ½ mile SE of port in depths of 66 ft; good holding ground of sand. |
| Genoa
44°24'N., 8°56'E. 85,600 |
Important maritime and industrial center. Receipts—petroleum, metallic minerals, scrap iron, coal, grain, chemical products, foodstuffs, machinery, containers. Shipments—refined petroleum products, machinery, vehicles, textiles, chemical products, glassware, wine, cheese, containers.
3 large, 1 medium, 5 small shipyards engaged in shipbuilding and repair. Largest dry dock has 935-ft length. |
Large, breakwater-protected, artificial harbor extending 5⅓ miles across N end of Gulf of Genoa; consists of commercial (fronting Genoa proper) and industrial (fronting W Genoa) divisions; water area, 900 and 300 acres, respectively; general depths, 9 to 60 ft.
Fairway limitations—Approach through gulf clear and deep; W entrance to commercial division, between outer breakwater and head of Nino Romeo mole, is 500 ft wide and has controlling depth of 33 ft; E entrance, customarily used, lies between 2 breakwaters and is 675 ft wide; controlling depth, 49 ft; entrance to industrial division, at W end of harbor between Multedo breakwater and N wide of airport area, is 450 ft wide; controlling depth, 51 ft; depths leading to berths generally exceed depths in berths. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general berth with least depth of 39 ft; tanker berth with least depth of 52 ft; length not limiting in either case. |
Alongside—40 large, 41 standard, 19 small ocean-type, 21 standard, 29 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 76 lighters; 10 large, 1 standard, 3 small ocean-type tankers; 1 standard coaster-type tanker.
Anchorage—Large number of berths for all sizes of vessels in Gulf of Genoa in 50 to 175 ft depths over mud and sand; open SE to NW. Mooring—10 large, 15 standard, 7 small ocean-type cargo vessels; 8 large, 2 standard, 1 small ocean-type tanker. |
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