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| La Spezia
44°06'N., 9°50'E. 30,000 |
Major naval base and headquarters of Upper Tyrrhenian Naval District. Receipts and shipments—coal, petroleum. Container transshipment facilities available.
2 large, 2 medium, 2 small shipyards; largest dry dock has 705-ft length. |
Medium-sized, well-sheltered, coastal, breakwater harbor; water area, 5 sq miles, general depths, 30 to 42 ft.
Fairway limitations—Approach deep and clear; 2 entrance channels; principal, 935 ft wide, controlling depth, 42 ft. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general berth with least depth 30 ft, length not limiting; naval vessel would occupy berth with least depth of 36 ft, length not limiting; tanker would occupy alongside berth with least depth of 30 ft, length, 722 ft. |
Alongside—4 large, 2 standard, 13 small ocean-type, 1 standard, 7 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 22 lighters; 3 large, 2 small ocean-type tankers; 2 large, 27 medium, 52 small naval vessels.
Anchorage—Large number of berths for all sizes of vessels in outer harbor in depths of 20 to 39 ft over mud; well protected. Mooring—4 standard ocean-type, 6 standard coaster-type cargo vessels; 2 large naval vessels. |
| Livorno (Leghorn)
43°33'E., 10°19'E. 35,000 |
Principal petroleum center. Receipts—petroleum, wheat, oil seeds, vegetable oils and fats, fish, coffee, woodpulp, cellulose, mineral ores, iron and steel, coal, chemical products, fertilizers, containers. Shipments—hemp, marble, wine, cement, tiles, leather and hides, yarn and textile goods, agricultural products, foodstuffs, fruit, glass, containers.
1 large, 1 medium, 3 small shipyards construct and repair all types of vessels. Largest dry dock has 462-ft length. |
Well-protected artificial harbor about 5 miles long; consists of number of basins; depths, 7 to 40 ft.
Fairway limitations—S approach and entrance free and clear; N approach free and clear but has controlling depth of 24 ft at entrance. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general berth with least depth of 30 ft; largest tanker would occupy alongside berth with least depth of 31 ft; length not limiting in either case. |
Alongside—1 large, 14 standard, 5 small ocean-type, 37 standard, 12 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 49 lighters; 2 large, 5 small ocean-type, 5 standard coaster-type tankers; 3 medium naval vessels.
Anchorage—Large number of unprotected berths for all sizes of vessels W and N of harbor in depths 30 to 36 ft over mud, sand, weeds; unprotected except from E. |
| Messina
38°10'N., 15°30'E. 10,000 |
Principal naval base. Important Sicilian commercial port. Receipts—coal, lumber, iron, cement, manufactured items, mineral oil. Shipments—fruit, vegetable oils, wines.
1 large, 5 small shipyards. Largest dry dock has 492-ft length. |
Natural, well-sheltered, circular deepwater harbor; water area, 190 acres; depths, 24 to 200 ft.
Fairway limitations—Approach free and clear; entrance width, 2,200 ft; depths leading to berths generally exceed depths in berths. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general berth with least depth of 32 ft; tanker berth with least depth of 26 ft; naval berth with least depth of 26 ft; length not limiting in any case. |
Alongside—3 large, 2 standard, 2 small ocean-type, 2 standard coaster-type cargo vessels; 6 lighters; 1 small ocean-type, 3 standard coaster-type tankers; 1 medium, 14 small naval vessels.
Anchorage—Large number of berths for all sizes of vessels 1½ miles N of entrance in depths of 16 to 140 ft over good holding ground of fine gravel; fair protection. |
| Naples
40°50'N., 14°15'E. 31,000 |
Largest port in S Italy; principal passenger port. Headquarters of Lower Tyrrhenian Naval District. Minor naval activity. Receipts—petroleum, coal, cereals, raw and manufactured metals, lumber, fertilizers, general merchandise, containers. Shipments—vegetables, fruits, flour, hemp, cloth, containers.
2 large, 2 medium, 2 small shipyards. Largest dry dock has 1,145-ft length. |
Extensive artificial harbor; well protected by 4 breakwaters; length, 3 miles; width, ½mile; depths, 10 to 36 ft.
Fairway limitations—Approach clear and deep; depths leading to berths exceed depths in berths. Largest vessel accommodated—Would occupy alongside general or tanker berth with least depth of 36 ft; length not limiting in either case. |
Alongside—10 large, 12 standard, 13 small ocean-type, 11 standard, 4 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 28 lighters; 3 large, 1 standard, 3 small ocean-type, 3 standard coaster-type tankers; 11 small naval vessels.
Anchorage—Large number of berths for all sizes of vessels in Bay of Naples in depths of 65 to 120 ft over mud and sand; exposed to S. Mooring—17 large, 4 standard ocean-type cargo vessels; 1 large, 15 medium naval vessels. |
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