Papal Navy

The Papal Navy (Italian: Marina Pontificia, "Pontifical Navy"; Latin: Classis Pontificiae^[1]) was the main navy of the Papal States from the Battle of Ostia (879) until the Fall of the Papal States in 1871.

Papal Navy
Marina Pontificia
Naval Flag
Disbanded	1870; 154 years ago (1870) (1878; 146 years ago (1878) official by pope)
Country	Papal States
Type	Navy
Patron	Saint Peter Saint Paul
Engagements	Battle of Ostia Battle of Lepanto Napoleonic Wars Italian Unification
Commanders
Notable commanders	Alessandro Cialdi Marcantonio Colonna

Ships

• At Lepanto:
  • Capitana ("flagship")
  • Padrona ("squadron flagship")
  • Suprema (Supreme)
  • Serena (Serene)
  • Pace (Peace)
  • Vittoria (Victoria)
  • Grifona (Gryphon)
  • Santa Maria
  • San Giovanni
  • Regina (Queen)
• San Bonaventura (St. Bonaventure)^[2]
• San Pietro, a schooner
• San Pietro, an earlier brig broken up in 1807
• Roma, a steamer
• Immacolata Concezione (Immaculate Conception), a corvette

Gallery

Commandant Alessandro Cialdi.

Marcantonio Colonna, The Commandant of Papal Navy during Lepanto.

Crew of Papal Navy.

References

1. Fiorani, Luigi (1999). Sermoneta e i Caetani (in Italian). ISBN 9788882650919.
2. Laudonio, Marco. La Repubblica. "Arsenale Pontificio, la rinascita." Op. cit. Ordine degli Architetti di Roma e Provincia. Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 4 June 2010.