Italian offshore patrol vessel Raimondo Montecuccoli

Raimondo Montecuccoli (P432) is the third ship of Paolo Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel.

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Raimondo Montecuccoli.

History
Italy
NameRaimondo Montecuccoli
NamesakeRaimondo Montecuccoli
Ordered2014
BuilderFincantieri, Muggiano
Cost€0.5 billion
Laid down8 November 2018
Launched13 March 2021
CommissionedExpected, January 2023
IdentificationPennant number: P432
StatusFitting out
General characteristics
Class and typeThaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement
  • light displacement: 4.912 t (4.834 long tons)
  • full displacement: 5.880 t (5.787 long tons)
Length
  • 143 m (469 ft 2 in) LOA
  • 133 m (436 ft 4 in) LPP
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone)
CrewPPA Full 120 crew;PPA Light+ + 90;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.)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Elettronica-ELT Spa ZEUS System
  • RESM (Radar Electronic Support Counter-Measure)
  • RECM (Radar Electronic Counter-Measure)
  • CESM (Communication ESM)
  • 2 x Long Range Acoustic Device (Long Range Acoustic System) SITEP MS-424
  • FFBNW 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilities
  • - double hangar
  • - flight deck 25.5 m (83 ft 8 in) x 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)

Development and design

Italian Navy ordered the new MBDA TESEO MK/2E heavy-duty missile (TESEO "EVO"), a long-range anti-ship missilewith 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.[1][2][3]

Construction and career

Raimondo Montecuccoli was laid down on 8 November 2018 at Fincantieri Muggiano and was launched on 13 March 2021.[4][5] Expected to be commissioned in January 2023.

References
  1. http://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2349.html
  2. https://www.airpressonline.it/33516/33516/
  3. https://www.trasporti-italia.com/focus/mbda-al-via-lo-sviluppo-del-nuovo-teseo/33323
  4. "Keel Laying Ceremony for the third PPA Vessel | OCCAR". www.occar.int. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. Vavasseur, Xavier (13 March 2021). "Italian Navy's third PPA "Raimondo Montecuccoli" launched by Fincantieri". Naval News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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