Italian offshore patrol vessel Francesco Morosini
Francesco Morosini at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2023 in Malaysia.
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Name | Francesco Morosini |
Namesake | Francesco Morosini |
Ordered | 2014 |
Builder | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
Cost | €3.9 billion for 7 ships (unit cost depending on configuration) |
Laid down | 16 February 2018 |
Launched | 22 May 2020 |
Commissioned | 21 October 2022 |
Identification | Pennant number: P431 |
Status | Active |
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Class and type | Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel |
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Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
Depth | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
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Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone) |
Crew | PPA Full 120 crew;PPA Light+ + 90;PPA Light 90;( add 24 crew for two helos on board and other 89/59 beds for optional boarding team, marines team, maritime command staffs, etc.) |
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Francesco Morosini (P431) is the second ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels.
Development and design
[edit]The Italian Navy ordered the new MBDA TESEO MK/2E heavy-duty missile (TESEO "EVO"), a long-range anti-ship missile with also strategic land attack capability. The missile will have a new terminal "head" with dual RF seeker (Radio Frequency) and, presumably, date the need to even attack ground targets, IIR (Imaging IR). Compared to the predecessor OTOMAT/TESEO, the TESEO "EVO" MK/2E has a double range or more than 360 km. Former OTOMAT is accredited for a range of action of more than 180 km.[1][2][3]
Construction and career
[edit]Francesco Morosini was laid down on 16 February 2018 at Fincantieri Muggiano and launched on 22 May 2020.[4] The ship had been expected to be commissioned in March 2022[5] but she entered service in October of that year.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Un nuovo TESEO land attack per la Marina - RID Portale Difesa". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Airpressonline.it".
- ^ "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". 22 March 2018.
- ^ redazione (3 October 2017). "Fincantieri: al via lavori secondo pattugliatore polivalente altura". Liguria Business Journal (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (22 May 2020). "Fincantieri Launched the 2nd PPA 'Francesco Morosini' for the Italian Navy". Naval News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Fincantieri hands over second PPA OPV to Italian Navy". 24 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Pattugliatori Polivalenti di Altura Marina Militare website