Italian offshore patrol vessel Francesco Morosini

History
Italy
Name	Francesco Morosini
Namesake	Francesco Morosini
Ordered	2014
Builder	Fincantieri, Muggiano
Cost	€3.9 billion
Laid down	16 February 2018
Launched	22 May 2020
Commissioned	Expected, March 2022
Identification	Pennant number: P431
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and type	Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	light displacement: 4.880 t (4.803 long tons) tonnes; full displacement: 5.830 t (5.738 long tons) tonnes;
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in) LOA; 133 m (436 ft 4 in) LPP;
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODAG CC scheme; 1 × TAG General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4, 32,000 kW (43,000 hp); 2 × diesel engines MTU 20V 8000 M91L, 10,000 kW (13,000 hp) each; 4 x diesel engine generators M.A.N. GenSets 12V175D-MEM 1,640 kW (2,200 hp); 2 × electric engines, 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) each (reversible); 2 x diesel engine emergency generators; 1 × thruster, 550 kW (740 hp); 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers;
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;
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.)
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	1 × Oto Melara 127/64 mm Vulcano with Automated Ammunition Handling System (AAHS); 1 × Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales Sovraponte Anti-aircraft gun; 2 × Oto Melara Oerlikon KBA B06, remote mounting; 2 x 8-cell DCNS SYLVER A70 VLS for 32 CAMM-ER or up to 16 Scalp Naval missiles; 8 × Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/E anti-ship and land attack missiles; 2 x triple WASS B-515/3 launcher for Black Arrow 324 mm torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	2 × SH90 ; 1 × AW101;
Aviation facilities	- double hangar; - flight deck 25.5 m (83 ft 8 in) x 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in);

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

Development and design

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, 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] Expected to be commissioned in March 2022.^[5]

References

^ http://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2349.html
^ https://www.airpressonline.it/33516/33516/
^ https://www.trasporti-italia.com/focus/mbda-al-via-lo-sviluppo-del-nuovo-teseo/33323
^ 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.

[1] ttp://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2349.html

[2] ttps://www.airpressonline.it/33516/33516/

[3] ttps://www.trasporti-italia.com/focus/mbda-al-via-lo-sviluppo-del-nuovo-teseo/33323

[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.

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