Italian offshore patrol vessel Marcantonio Colonna
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Name | Marcantonio Colonna |
Namesake | Marcantonio Colonna |
Ordered | 2014 |
Builder | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
Cost | €3.9 billion |
Laid down | 14 March 2019 |
Launched | Expected, September 2021 |
Commissioned | Expected, April 2024 |
Identification | Pennant number: P433 |
Status | Under construction |
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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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Marcantonio Colonna (P433) is the fourth 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
Marcantonio Colonna was laid down on 14 March 2019 at Fincantieri Muggiano and expected to be launched in September 2021.[4] Expected to be commissioned in April 2024.
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
- ^ "Italy starts construction of first fully-configured PPA ship". Naval Today. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.