Minerva-class corvette

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Class overview
Urania at Malaga in 2001
Name	Minerva class
Builders	Fincantieri
Operators	Italian Navy Bangladesh Coast Guard
In commission	1987
Completed	8
Active	5
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	1,285 tonnes
Length	87 m (285 ft)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught	3.2–4.8 m (10–16 ft)
Propulsion	2 Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste BM-230.20 DVM outputting 11.000 hp (8.203 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 113 men
Sensors and processing systems	AA/ASu-Radar Selenia SPS-774 (RAN 10S) E/F Band 1 SMA SPS-728 Navigation radar Sonar: Raytheon/Elsag DE-1167
Electronic warfare & decoys	Fire control: 1 Selenia SPG-75 (RTN 30X) for Albatros and 76mm Communication: IPN-10 (Mini-SADOC), Link 11
Armament	1 Otobreda 76 mm Sea Sparrow or Selenia Aspide in an 8-cell launcher 6 × 324mm TLS ASW torpedoes 4 heavy machine guns

The Minerva class is a series of corvettes of the Italian Marina Militare. They were built in two series of four units in the 1980s and 1990s. The ships have fairly good speed and armament, including a 76mm general-purpose gun, but, due to their emphasis on anti-submarine warfare, they lack anti-missile capabilities. These units are designed to operate in coastal areas. Their main mission includes sea policing, patrol, fisheries protection and naval commando training.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant number	Builder^[1]	Laid Down^[1]	Launched^[1]	Commissioned^[1]	Status
Minerva	F 551	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso	11 March 1985	3 April 1986	10 June 1987	Decommissioned 2015. Sold to Bangladesh Coast Guard. Serving as Syed Nazrul.
Urania	F 552	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso	4 April 1985	21 June 1986	1 June 1987	Active
Danaide	F 553	Fincantieri, Muggiano	26 June 1985	18 October 1986	9 September 1987	To be decommissioned 2016^{[citation needed]}
Sfinge	F 554	Fincantieri, Muggiano	2 September 1986	16 May 1987	13 February 1988	Active
Driade	F 555	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso	18 March 1988	11 March 1989	19 April 1990	Active
Chimera	F 556	Fincantieri, Muggiano	21 December 1988	7 April 1990	15 January 1991	Active
Fenice	F 557	Fincantieri, Muggiano	6 September 1988	9 September 1989	11 September 1990	Active
Sibilla	F 558	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso	16 October 1989	15 September 1990	16 May 1991	Decommissioned 2015. Sold to Bangladesh Coast Guard. Serving as Tajuddin.

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Saunders 2002, p. 362.

References

Saunders, Stephen (2002). Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710624328.

v t e List of ships built by Fincantieri
Warships	Andrea Doria Assad-class corvettes Caio Duilio Carvajal Cassiopea-class patrol vessels Cavour Deepak Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessels Durand de la Penne-class destroyers Esmeraldas-class corvette Etna Falaj 2-class patrol vessels Giuseppe Garibaldi Laksamana-class corvettes Maestrale-class frigates Minerva-class corvettes San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks San Giusto Sauro-class submarines Scirè Shakti Toti-class submarines Vittorio Veneto Doha-class corvettes Musherib-class offshore patrol vessels Bergamini-class frigates Villavicencio
Cruise ships	Amsterdam Arcadia L'Austral Azura Le Boreal Britannia Caribbean Princess Carnival Breeze Carnival Conquest Carnival Dream Carnival Freedom Carnival Glory Carnival Horizon Carnival Liberty Carnival Magic Carnival Panorama Carnival Splendor Carnival Sunshine Carnival Sunrise Carnival Valor Carnival Victory Carnival Vista Concordia-class cruise ships Costa Concordia Costa Deliziosa Costa Diadema Costa Fascinosa Costa Firenze Costa Fortuna Costa Luminosa Costa Magica Costa neoClassica Costa neoRomantica Costa Pacifica Costa Serena Costa Venezia Crown Princess Dawn Princess Discovery Princess Destiny-class cruise ships Disney Magic Disney Wonder Emerald Princess Eurodam Fram Golden Princess Grand Princess Koningsdam Le Lyrial Maasdam Majestic Princess Marina Nieuw Amsterdam Nieuw Statendam Noordam Ocean Princess Oosterdam MS Ambience Pacific Jewel Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria Regal Princess Riviera Rotterdam Royal Princess Ryndam Royal-class cruise ships Ruby Princess Sea Princess Seabourn Encore Seabourn Ovation MSC Seaside MSC Seaview Seven Seas Explorer Sky Princess Silver Muse Silver Spirit Le Soléal Star Princess Sun-class cruise ships Sun Princess (1995) Sphere-class cruise ships Sun Princess (2024) Star Princess The Calypso Vasco da Gama Veendam (1996) Ventura Viking Sea Viking Sky Viking Star Viking Sun Volendam Westerdam Zaandam Zuiderdam
Ferries	al-Salam Boccaccio 98 Almudaina Dos Gotlandia II Knossos Palace Festos Palace Hellenic Wind MDV1200-class fast ferries Pride of Hull Pride of Rotterdam Star-class ferries Speedrunner III Speedrunner IV Superstar
Cargo ships	Britannia Seaways Cape Victory Cape Vincent
Yachts	Destriero Serene Victory
Miscellaneous vessels	Alliance Castoro Sei Elettra Karadeniz Powership İrem Sultan Petrobras 36 Sagar Nidhi Saipem 7000 Scarabeo 8 Ta Kuan
Related	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Fincantieri

v t e Ship classes of the Italian Navy
Aircraft carriers	Cavour^S Giuseppe Garibaldi^S
Amphibious ships	San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori class)^C Grecale (Maestrale class)^C Granatiere (Soldati class)^C Artigliere class (Benson/Gleaves class)^X Fante class (Fletcher class)^X San Giorgio class Impetuoso class Impavido class Audace class Durand de la Penne class
Frigates	Aldebaran class (Cannon class)^X Centauro class Bergamini class Alpino class Lupo class Maestrale class Soldati class Orizzonte class Bergamini class
Corvettes	Antilope class Gabbiano class^C Alabarda^S Albatros class Sentinella^S Pietro De Cristofaro class Minerva class
Patrol boats	Comandanti class Cassiopea class Sirio class Esploratore class Thaon di Revel class
Submarines	Enrico Tazzoli class (Gato class)^X Evangelista Torricelli class (Balao class)^X Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia class (Tench class)^X Livio Piomarta class (Tang class)^X Marconi class Toti class Sauro class Todaro (Type 212)^X SRV-300^S
Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Etna class Stromboli class Anteo^S Marino class Elettra^S Alliance^S Leonardo^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole^S Porto class Cheradi^S Argo^S
Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II
Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	LHD Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano Cabrini class (UNPAV) USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported

v t e Italian destroyers, frigates and corvette classes post-1945
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori) Grecale (Maestrale) Soldati Artigliere San Giorgio Impetuoso Impavido Fante Audace Durand de la Penne Orizzonte
Frigates	Aldebaran Centauro Bergamini Alpino Lupo Maestrale Soldati Orizzonte Bergamini
Corvettes	Antilope Gabbiano Alabarda Aldebaran Albatros Sentinella Pietro de Cristofaro Minerva