2004    

IT Comandant class



Corvette

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Corvette Comandant class



Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) built by Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) as the Nuove Unità Minori Combattenti or NUMC sharing hull and systems with the Nuove Unità di Pattugliamento dAltura or NUPA (Sirio class) . Both classes features stealth superstructures and serves as coastal patrol, surveillance in immigration control. Home-based at Augusta.



  Specifications


70crew
1520full load (tn)
80length (m)
12.20beam (m)
3.37draught (m)
25max speed (knots)

1Naval Gun Oto Melara 76 mm

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Typical Max
IT Italian Navy Agusta AB212 01
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  Shipyards


IT Fincantieri Riva Trigoso - Sestri Levante3



  List of Ships


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2004--ITItalian NavyP 490Comandante Cigala FulgosiIABE - P490
2004--ITItalian NavyP 491Comandante BorsiniIABF - P491
2004--ITItalian NavyP 492Comandante BetticaIABG - P492
2004--ITItalian NavyP 493Comandante FoscariIABH - P493


4 units



  Events


1999OrderedOrdered IT P 491 Comandante Borsini
1999OrderedOrdered IT P 490 Comandante Cigala Fulgosi
1999OrderedOrdered IT P 492 Comandante Bettica
1999OrderedOrdered IT P 493 Comandante Foscari
1999-jun-25Laid downLaid down IT P 490 Comandante Cigala Fulgosi
1999-jul-21Laid downLaid down IT P 491 Comandante Borsini
2000-mar-01Laid downLaid down IT P 492 Comandante Bettica
2000-sep-01Laid downLaid down IT P 493 Comandante Foscari
2000-oct-07LaunchedLaunched IT P 490 Comandante Cigala Fulgosi
2000-nov-24LaunchedLaunched IT P 493 Comandante Foscari
2001-feb-17LaunchedLaunched IT P 491 Comandante Borsini
2001-jun-26LaunchedLaunched IT P 492 Comandante Bettica
2004-jan-31CommissionedCommissioned IT P 491 Comandante Borsini
2004-jan-31CommissionedCommissioned IT P 490 Comandante Cigala Fulgosi
2004-jan-31CommissionedCommissioned IT P 492 Comandante Bettica
2004-jan-31CommissionedCommissioned IT P 493 Comandante Foscari
2011-mar-26DeploymentDeployment IT P 492 Comandante Bettica Operation Unified Protector with AB 212
2020-decDeploymentDeployment IT P 490 Comandante Cigala Fulgosi EUNAVFOR MED IRINI









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