The Ninfe class of survey vessels [2] consists of two catamaran hulls operated by the Marina Militare Italiana.

They was designed to carry out hydro-oceanographic surveys at high sea and in harbours and shallow waters, in order to guarantee the production and updating of nautical charts.

Main activities:[3] The collected data are then processed by means of dedicated software programs and then used to produce: It is fitted with: The ship is equipped one survey motor-boat for coastal and shallow water surveys fitted with: