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F 576 Espero

IT Italian Navy





F 576 Espero

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Flight Deck: F576
Call Sign: IAES
Shipyard: Fincantieri Riva Trigoso





  Events


History of IT Espero F 576

1982-aug-01Laid downLaid down
1983-nov-19LaunchedLaunched
1984-may-04CommissionedCommissioned
1993-feb-08DeploymentDeployment participated in operations to enforce UN trade and arms embargo in the Adriatic Sea and seized the Maltese registered freighter mv Dimitrakis, which was carrying a cargo of coal, in contravention of the UN blockade.
2018-feb-24DeploymentDeployment Central Mediterranean off Crete for Operation Mare Sicuro



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  Specifications


Maestrale class
225crew
3100full load (tn)
122.70length (m)
12.90beam (m)
4.20draught (m)
6000range (nm)
33max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel - Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-20-DVM
2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
1Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

1Missile Launcher 8-cell Albatros
4Missile Launcher OTOMAT Mk2 SSM launcher

1Naval Gun Otobreda 127 mm
2Naval Gun twin 40 mm
2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

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  Builder


IT Fincantieri Riva Trigoso, Sestri Levante




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