The Horizon class , known in italian service as Classe Andrea Doria, replaced the Audace and Ardito Specifications 1Naval Radar long range search S1850M Aircraft Typical Max Italian Navy NHI NH90 NFH 12 Italian Navy Agusta AB212 02 Shipyards Fincantieri Riva Trigoso - Sestri Levante2 List of Ships Filter: AllIT - Italian Navy .......... 2 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 2007--Italian NavyD 553Andrea DoriaIADO2009--Italian NavyD 554Caio DuilioIADU2 units Events 2002Laid downLaid down D 553 Andrea Doria 2003-sepLaid downLaid down D 554 Caio Duilio 2005-oct-15LaunchedLaunched D 553 Andrea Doria 2007-oct-23LaunchedLaunched D 554 Caio Duilio 2007-dec-22CommissionedCommissioned D 553 Andrea Doria 2009-apr-03CommissionedCommissioned D 554 Caio Duilio 2014-jul-22DeploymentDeployment D 553 Andrea Doria Combined Task Force 150 Flagship of the european mission 2015-oct-03DeploymentDeployment D 553 Andrea Doria Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland 2016-nov-18DeploymentDeployment D 553 Andrea Doria Esercitazione Mare Aperto 2016 with SH90 MM81595 on board 2017-decDeploymentDeployment D 553 Andrea Doria Operation Sea Guardian Flagship, Task Group 440.03 2019-nov-06AircraftAircraft D 554 Caio Duilio EH101 2-08 crashed during night training flight on the Tyrrhenian Sea. No fatalities 2022-sep-28Port VisitPort Visit D 553 Andrea Doria arrived in Portsmouth. Later that day, Navy SH-90A MM81618 / 3-43 was ranged on deck. 2024-apr-29DeploymentDeployment D 554 Caio Duilio Operation Aspides handed over to ITS Virginio Fasan as flagship for EUNAVFOR Operation Aspides.
Orizzonte class
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