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  • F 576 Espero

    IT Italian Navy




    1985 to present    



    F 576 Espero

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


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    History of IT F 576 Espero

    1982-aug-1Laid down
    1983-nov-19Launched
    1984-may-4Commissioned
    1993-feb-8Deploymentparticipated 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-24DeploymentCentral Mediterranean off Crete for Operation Mare Sicuro

    Specifications

       

        from 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

    Aircraft

       

        Typical Max
    IT Italian Navy Agusta AB212 22


    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

       

    IT Fincantieri Riva Trigoso, Sestri Levante



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