Cassiopea class

Cassiopea class

The Spica

Ship data country  Italy Ship type Patrol boat Shipyard Fincantieri , Muggiano Construction period 1987 to 1990 Units built 4th period of service Since 1989

Ship dimensions and crew length 79.8 m ( Lüa ) width 11.8 m Draft Max. 3.6 m displacement 1,475 tn.l.   crew 60 men

Machine system machine 2 Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230.16M Machine performance 7,490 hp (5,509 kW) Top speed 20 kn (37 km / h) Energy supply 3 diesel generators Isotta Fraschini 1708 T2 M2

Armament 1 × 76 mm L / 62 - Sk 2 × 25mm L / 80 guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns 1 × board helicopter

The Cassiopea- class (or Costellazioni-class) is an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) class of the Italian Marina Militare .

units

The class consists of four ships built by Fincantieri in Muggiano near La Spezia in the late 1980s :

Identifier	Surname	Keel laying	Launch	In service	status
P401	Cassiopea	December 16, 1987	July 20, 1988	July 6, 1989	active
P402	Libra	17th December 1987	July 27, 1988	November 28, 1989	active
P403	Spica	5th September 1988	May 27, 1989	May 3, 1990	active
P404	Vega	June 20, 1989	February 24, 1990	October 25, 1990	active

In 2003 two further, significantly modified ships were put into service, which form a separate class ( Sirio class or Cassiopea II class):

Identifier	Surname	Keel laying	Launch	In service	status
P409	Sirio	2001	May 11, 2002	May 30, 2003	active
P410	Orione	2001	July 27, 2002	August 1, 2003	active

These units are primarily used to monitor coastal waters (e.g. combating migration) and the EEZ (e.g. fisheries protection). In addition, they can be used for civil protection, environmental protection and sea ​​rescue tasks. All six ships are based in Augusta , Sicily , and are under the command of the patrol forces there (COMFORPAT). The units of Cassiopea class were opposed to the Corvettes of the Minerva class built to commercial standards.

Web links

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Vega (P 404) in Málaga , Spain