Italian offshore patrol vessel Paolo Thaon di Revel
| History | |
|---|---|
 Italy | |
| Name | Paolo Thaon di Revel |
| Namesake | Paolo Thaon di Revel |
| Ordered | 2014 |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
| Cost | €3.9 billion for 7 units,including 10 years logistic support |
| Laid down | 9 May 2017 |
| Launched | 15 June 2019 |
| Commissioned | 18 March 2022 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P430 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
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| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone) |
| Crew | PPA Light 90;(add 24 crew for two helos on board and other 89/59 beds for optional boarding team, marines team, maritime command staffs, etc.) |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Paolo Thaon di Revel (P430) is the lead ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels.
Development and design
[edit]The ships were designed as a "multipurpose offshore patrol vessel". The first seven vessels are built with different configurations: a basic "light" variant for the patrol task, an enhanced configuration with better self-defence capacity and a "full" variant incorporating a much broader capability.[1] Paolo Thaon di Revel, as the lead ship of the class, is built in the "light" configuration.
The Italian Navy ordered the new MBDA TESEO MK/2E heavy-duty missile (TESEO "EVO"), a long-range anti-ship missile with also strategic land attack capability. The missile will have a new terminal "head" with dual RF seeker (Radio Frequency) and, presumably, date the need to even attack ground targets, IIR (Imaging IR). Compared to the predecessor OTOMAT/TESEO, the TESEO "EVO" MK/2E has a double range or more than 360 km. Former OTOMAT is accredited for a range of action of more than 180 km.[2][3][4]
Construction and career
[edit]Paolo Thaon di Revel was laid down on 9 May 2017 at Fincantieri Muggiano and launched on 15 June 2019.[5][6] Expected to be commissioned in May 2021.[7] 15 November 2019, she underwent her first sea trial off the Gulf of La Spezia.[8][9] The vessel was delivered to the Italian Navy on 18 March 2022.[1]
In August 2022, the ship, with one SH-90A helicopter embarked, operates as flagship of Operation AGENOR, the military pillar of the European-Led Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASoH), being deployed in the Gulf region, Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman, to promote the safe passage of merchant shipping in the region.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fincantieri Delivers First PPA 'Thaon di Revel' to Italian Navy". 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Un nuovo TESEO land attack per la Marina – RID Portale Difesa". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Airpressonline.it". Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Fincantieri | DRY DOCK WORKS START ON THE FIRST MULTIPURPOSE OFFSHORE PATROL SHIP". www.fincantieri.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Fincantieri | THE MULTIPURPOSE OFFSHORE PATROL SHIP "THAON DI REVEL" LAUNCHED IN MUGGIANO". www.fincantieri.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "PPA1 sails the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea | OCCAR". www.occar.int. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "First sea trials for Paolo Thaon di Revel PPA multipurpose offshore ships built for Italian Navy". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Archus, Dorian (16 November 2019). "Fincantieri begins sea trials of first OPV, Paolo Thaon di Revel". Naval News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Italian Navy FoC Thaon di Revel PPA joins EMASoH". 29 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Varata nave Paolo Thaon di Revel Marina Militare website
