Italian offshore patrol vessel Giovanni delle Bande Nere
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Name | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
Namesake | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
Ordered | 2014 |
Builder | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
Cost | €3.9 billion |
Laid down | 28 August 2019 |
Launched | 12 February 2022 |
Commissioned | Expected, Spring 2024[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: P433 |
Status | Sea trials[2] |
General characteristics | |
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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Giovanni delle Bande Nere (P433) is the fourth ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.
Development and design
[edit]The ship is the first full capability variant of the PPA design. Its armament will include 16 Aster 15 and Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles, Teseo anti-ship missiles, two triple launchers for MU90 torpedoes, a 127 mm and 76mm turret and two remotely operated 25 mm mounts. Sensors include an ATAS towed sonar for anti-submarine warfare and a Black Snake antenna for torpedo detection, as well as ODLS 20 decoy launchers with anti-missile and anti-torpedo countermeasures. Like other PPAs, the main radar is a Leonardo Kronos with four fixed panels.[3][4][5][6]
The Italian Navy ordered the new MBDA TESEO MK/2E heavy-duty missile (TESEO "EVO"), a long-range anti-ship missilewith also strategic land attack capability. The missile will have a new terminal "head" with dual RF seeker (Radio Frequency) and, presumably, given 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.[7][8][9]
Construction and career
[edit]Giovanni delle Bande Nere was laid down on 28 August 2019 at Fincantieri Muggiano and was launched on 12 February 2022.[10] It is expected to be commissioned in October 2024. The ship was reported on sea trials as of August 2022.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marine italienne : Le premier PPA « Full » a débuté ses essais en mer | Mer et Marine". 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Marine italienne : Le premier PPA « Full » a débuté ses essais en mer | Mer et Marine". 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Marine italienne : Le premier PPA « Full » a débuté ses essais en mer | Mer et Marine". 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Lacroix Defense - Naval Solutions - Sylena Range".
- ^ "Kronos Naval".
- ^ "Active Towed Array System (Atas)".
- ^ "Un nuovo TESEO land attack per la Marina - RID Portale Difesa". portaledifesa.it. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Mbda: le evoluzioni di Marte e Teseo al centro delle attività del sito di La Spezia". Airpress Online. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". Trasporti-Italia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Varato a Riva Trigoso il "Giovanni Delle Bande Nere", quarto PPA per la Marina". www.analisidifesa.it. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Marine italienne : Le premier PPA « Full » a débuté ses essais en mer | Mer et Marine". 25 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Pattugliatori Polivalenti di Altura Marina Militare website