Italian offshore patrol vessel Francesco Morosini

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Francesco Morosini.

History
Italy
NameFrancesco Morosini
NamesakeFrancesco Morosini
Ordered2014
BuilderFincantieri, Muggiano
Cost€3.9 billion for 7 ships (unit cost depending on configuration)
Laid down16 February 2018
Launched22 May 2020
Commissioned22 October 2022
IdentificationPennant number: P431
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeThaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement
  • light displacement: 4,880 t (4,800 long tons)
  • full displacement: 5,830 t (5,740 long tons)
Length
  • 143 m (469 ft 2 in) LOA
  • 133 m (436 ft 4 in) LPP
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) only on TAG
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) only on 2 main diesel engines
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) only on 1 main diesel engine
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) on electric-diesel engine
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone)
CrewPPA 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.)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Leonardo-Finmeccanica naval cockpit
  • Leonardo-Finmeccanica SADOC Mk4 CMS (Command Management System) with 28 MFC (20 on PPA Light version)
  • Leonardo-Finmeccanica SAAM-ESD, AAW system
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica LPI air and ground surveillance radar (SPS-732)
  • 2 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica navigation radar, X/Ka dual band radar
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica static IRST (InfraRed Search and Track)
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica next generation IFF sensors (Identification Friend & Foe) with circular antenna
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Diver Detection Sonar
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Fire Control System, ADT NG NA30S Mk2
  • 1 x dual-band SATCOM antenna
  • 1 x tri-band SATCOM antenna
  • 1 x SAT-TV antenna
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA 3D Dual Band Radar, only X-band radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Elettronica-ELT Spa ZEUS System
  • RESM (Radar Electronic Support Counter-Measure)
  • RECM (Radar Electronic Counter-Measure)
  • CESM (Communication ESM)
  • 2 x Long Range Acoustic Device (Long Range Acoustic System) SITEP MS-424
  • FFBNW 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilities
  • - double hangar
  • - flight deck 25.5 m × 16.5 m (83 ft 8 in × 54 ft 2 in)

Francesco Morosini (P431) is the second ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels.

Development and design

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

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 on 22 October of that year.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Un nuovo TESEO land attack per la Marina - RID Portale Difesa". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Airpressonline.it". Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ redazione (3 October 2017). "Fincantieri: al via lavori secondo pattugliatore polivalente altura". Liguria Business Journal (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (22 May 2020). "Fincantieri Launched the 2nd PPA 'Francesco Morosini' for the Italian Navy". Naval News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Fincantieri, consegnata la seconda unità pattugliatori d'altura". ansa.it (in Italian). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Fincantieri hands over second PPA OPV to Italian Navy". 24 October 2022.

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