Italian Navy Adds First Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel to Fleet
The Italian Navy received its first Multipurpose Offshore Patrol vessel last week.
The handover of the Multi-Purpose Offshore Patrol (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) “Paolo Thaon di Revel”, the first of seven ships, took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia) on May 1, 2018. March 18.
The PPAs are built at the Combined Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, scheduled for delivery until 2026, and they are part of a plan to renew the line of operations of the Italian Navy ships, which have been approved The Government and the National Assembly approved it and started it in May 2015 (“Naval Act”) under the auspices of OCCAR (Conjointe de Cooperation sur l’Armement, international organization for arms cooperation. ).
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The versatile offshore patrol vessel is a highly versatile vessel capable of serving a wide range of functions, from patrolling with maritime rescue capabilities to Civil Protection operations and in highly equipped versions. First, first line battleship.
For the seven ships of the program there will be really different combat system configurations: starting from a “soft” version for patrol duty, integrated for self-defense, to “full”, meaning is equipped for complete defense. ability.
The patrol boat is also capable of operating high-speed vessels such as the RHIB (Robust Inflatable Boat) up to 11 meters in length via side cranes or a ramp located far from the stern.