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Italian Navy Command
School (Augusta)
> qualification
course for future ship captains <
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ITS Sfinge (F 554)
ITS Spica (P 403) ITS Orione (P 410) |
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port visit to
TRIESTE, Italy – October 20 - 24, 2011
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P 403 ITS Spica and F 554 ITS Sfinge
P 410 ITS Orione |
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F 554 ITS Sfinge Minerva class (Series I) Corvette |
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Motto: TACITA ATQUE RESOLUTA (silent and resolute) |
Name:
“Sfinge” means “Sphinx” Builder: Cantieri Navali di Muggiano,
Italy Class: Minerva (Serie I) class Corvette Laid
down: May
26, 1985 Launched: May 16, 1987 Commissioned: February 13, 1988 Length: 87 meters Beam: 10,5 meters Draft: 3,2 meters Displacement: 1285 tons Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h) Range: 3500 Nm (6500 km) at 18 knots (33
km/h) Crew: up to 123 Aviation/Hangar: none Propulsion: 2 Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste
(GMT) BM-230.20DVM (11000 hp) 2 shafts / 2 propellers Armament:
1 x Oto-Melara
(Otobreda) 76mm/62-caliber super rapid DP gun 1 x Albatros
missile launcher for Selenia Aspide
SAM 6 x B515
(ILAS-3) 324mm torpedo tubes (2 x 3) |
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Otobreda-Oerlikon KBA/KBB 25/80mm gun
Otobreda-Oerlikon KBA/KBB 25/80mm gun
Otobreda-Oerlikon KBA/KBB 25/80mm gun
Otobreda-Oerlikon KBA/KBB 25/80mm gun
Selenia RTN-30X (SPG-75) fire control radar for Albatros SAM and 76mm
gun
Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber DP gun
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P 403 ITS Spica Cassiopea class Offshore Patrol Vessel
/ OPV |
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Motto: VIGILE ATTENDO (vigilant I’m waiting) |
Name: Spica
(Alpha Virginis) is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and the
15th brightest star in the night sky. Builder: Fincantieri, Muggiano, Italy Class: Cassiopea class Offshore Patrol
Vessel / OPV Laid
down:
February 26, 1987 Launched: May 27, 1989 Commissioned: March 23, 1991 Length: 79,80 meters Beam: 11,80 meters Draft: 3,60 meters Displacement: 1475 tons (full load) Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h) Range: 3300 Nm (6500 km) Crew: 60 Aviation/Hangar: landing deck and hangar for 1
helicopter (AB212 ASW) Propulsion: 2 Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste
(GMT) BL-230.16M (7400 hp) 2 shafts / 2 propellers Armament:
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Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber Allargato gun
Oto-Melara 76mm/62-caliber Allargato gun
Otobreda-Oerlikon KBA/KBB 25/80mm gun
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P 410 ITS Orione Cassiopea 2 class Offshore Patrol
Vessel / OPV NUPA (Nuove Unità di Pattugliamento
d'Altura - New Offshore Patrol Unit) |
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Motto: LUMEN ET FIDES (epiphany and trust) |
Name:
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and
visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most
recognizable constellations in the night sky. Builder: Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Italy Class: Sirio / Cassiopea-2 class
Offshore Patrol Vessel / OPV Laid
down: Launched: July 27, 2002 Commissioned: August 1, 2003 Length: 88,40 meters Beam: 12,20 meters Draft: 3,84 meters Displacement: 1580 tons (full load) Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h) Range: 3500 Nm (6500 km) Crew: 70 Aviation/Hangar: landing deck for 1 helicopter /
no hangar Propulsion: 2 Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste -
Wärtsilä NSD W18-V-26XN (17000 hp) 2 shafts / 2 propellers Armament:
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Cassiopea-2
class OPV’s were built especially for anti-pollution and rescue operations. |
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P-403 Spica & F-554 Sfinge
alongside |
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