The Italian Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship “Thaon Di Revel” launched in Muggiano

The launching ceremony of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) “Paolo Thaon di Revel” took place on June 15 at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia), in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Elisabetta Trenta.

The PPA, first of seven units, will be delivered in 2021 and it is part of the renewal plan of the operational lines of the Italian Navy vessels, approved by the Government and Parliament and started in May 2015 (“Naval Act”).

Vessel’s characteristics: PPA – Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship

The multipurpose offshore patrol vessel is a highly flexible ship with the capacity to serve multiple functions:

  • 132.5 meters long 
    • Speed more than 31 knots according to vessel configuration and operational conditions
    • 171 persons of the crew 
    • Equipped with a combined diesel, a gas turbine engine (CODAG) and an electric propulsion system
    • Capacity to supply drinking water to land 
    • Capacity to provide electricity to land with 2000 kw of power 

The PPAs will be built at the Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with delivery expected, for the first vessel of the class, in 2021, while the following deliveries will take place in 2022, 2023, 2024 (two units), 2025 and 2026. 

 

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