Durand de la Penne class

Durand de la Penne class

1993

1993

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Audace class
Guided-Missile Destroyer
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Guided-Missile Destroyer Durand de la Penne class

Formely known as Audace migliorata (Improved Audace) later Animoso class with the ships named Animoso and Ardimentoso and finally de la Penne Class. They were succeeded by the Franco-Italian design Orizzonte

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380	crew
4500	light (tn)
5400	full load (tn)
147	length (m)
16	beam (m)
5	draught (m)
7000	range (nm)
32	max speed (knots)



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



1	Missile Launcher 8-cell Albatros
1	Missile Launcher ASW Otobreda / Matra Milas
1	Missile Launcher Mk 13
8	Missile Launcher OTOMAT Mk2 SSM launcher



3	Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm
1	Naval Gun Otobreda 127 mm
2	Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm
1	Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-25 Nixie



1	Aids TACAN URN-25
1	Combat Systems SADOC 2 (IPN-10/20)
1	Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-52
1	Naval Radar air search radar MM/SPS-702
2	Naval Radar fire direction radar AN/SPG-51
4	Naval Radar fire direction radar MM/SPG-76 (RTN-30X)
1	Naval Radar navigation radar MM/SPN 703
1	Naval Radar search radar Selenia MM/SPS 768 (RAN 3L)
1	Sonar hull mounted sonar DE 1167

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Fincantieri Riva Trigoso - Sestri Levante	2

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Italian Navy	D 560	Luigi Durand de la Penne	IADP - D560	1993	--
Italian Navy	D 561	Francesco Mimbelli	IAFM - D561	1993	--

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1988	Laid down	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne
1989	Laid down	D 561 Francesco Mimbelli
1989-oct-20	Launched	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne
1991-apr-13	Launched	D 561 Francesco Mimbelli
1993-mar-18	Commissioned	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne
1993-oct-18	Commissioned	D 561 Francesco Mimbelli
1995-jun-10	Port Visit	D 561 Francesco Mimbelli visit Edinburgh, UK with AB212 7-48
1996-jul-12		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Start a circumnavigation of the globe trip with Lupo class F584 Bersagliere
1997-jan-25	Port Visit	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Melbourne, Australia
1997-apr-4		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Finish circumnavigation of the globe after 46000 miles and 35 ports visits from 23 nations
2002-feb-11		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne to Arabic Sea for Operation Enduring Freedom
2002-jun-17		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Back from Arabic Sea
2006		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Mimosa 06 operation: a non combatant evacuation of civilians from Beirut
2006-jul-20	Deployment	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Evacuating foreing citizens AB212 7-55 on board
2009-jun-19	Port Visit	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Souda Bay, Crete, Greece
2014-feb-14	Port Visit	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Centenary of Admiral Luigi Durand de la Penne birthday
2014-aug-8	Port Visit	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Weekend visit to London on 8 Aug 2014. Unknown helicopter embarked. Departed 13 Aug.
2017-sep-4	Port Visit	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne
2018-jul-23		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Departure of Annual Naval Academy Campaign
2018-aug-30	Port Visit	D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne During training campaign for 123 cadets of the Leghorn Naval Academy 2nd class.
2020-aug-6		D 560 Luigi Durand de la Penne Starting of Leghorn Naval Academy Annual Cruise

Italian Navy

Agusta AB212

Italian Navy

Italian Navy

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