Italian offshore patrol vessel Giovanni delle Bande Nere

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Giovanni delle Bande Nere.

History
Italy
NameGiovanni delle Bande Nere
NamesakeGiovanni delle Bande Nere
Ordered2014
BuilderFincantieri, Muggiano
Cost€3.9 billion
Laid down28 August 2019
Launched12 February 2022
Commissioned2 October 2024[1]
IdentificationPennant number: P434
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeThaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement
  • light displacement: 4,994 t (4,915 long tons)
  • full displacement: 6,270 t (6,170 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, C and X-band radar
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica ATAS (Active Towed Array Sonar), VDS sonar
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Underwater Telephone
  • 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Bathy Thermograph Unit
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Elettronica-ELT Spa ZEUS System
  • RESM (Radar Electronic Support Counter-Measure)
  • RECM (Radar Electronic Counter-Measure)
  • CESM (Communication ESM)
  • 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)

Giovanni delle Bande Nere (P434) is the fourth ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.

Development and design

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.[2][3][4][5]

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.[6][7][8]

Construction and career

Giovanni delle Bande Nere was laid down on 28 August 2019 at Fincantieri Muggiano and was launched on 12 February 2022.[9] The ship was reported on sea trials as of August 2022.[2] It was commissioned on 2 October 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Fincantieri: consegnato a Muggiano il quarto PPA "Giovanni delle Bande Nere"". 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Marine italienne : Le premier PPA « Full » a débuté ses essais en mer | Mer et Marine". 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Lacroix Defense - Naval Solutions - Sylena Range".
  4. ^ "Kronos Naval".
  5. ^ "Active Towed Array System (Atas)".
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Mbda: le evoluzioni di Marte e Teseo al centro delle attività del sito di La Spezia". Airpress Online. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". Trasporti-Italia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Varato a Riva Trigoso il "Giovanni Delle Bande Nere", quarto PPA per la Marina". www.analisidifesa.it. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Fincantieri delivers the fourth PPA Giovanni delle Bande Nere". 5 October 2024.