Cigala Fulgosi class

*Cigala Fulgosi* class
	The Comandante Foscari
Ship data
country	Italy
Ship type	Patrol boat
Shipyard	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso
Construction period	1999 to 2002
Units built	4th
period of service	Since 2002
Ship dimensions and crew
length	88.6 m ( Lüa )
width	10.2 m
Draft	Max. 3.37 m
displacement	1,518 tn.l.
crew	60 men
Machine system
machine	2 × Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste / Wärtsilä NSD W18-V-26 XN
Machine ; performance	17,625 hp (12,963 kW)
Top ; speed	25 kn (46 km / h)
Energy ; supply	3 Isotta Fraschini 1712 diesel generators
Generator ; power	2,700 kW (3,671 hp)
Armament
	1 × Sk 7.6 cm L / 62 ; 2 × gun 2.5 cm L / 80 ; 1 × board helicopter ;

The Cigala Fulgosi class (or Comandanti class ) is an offshore patrol vessel ( OPV ) class of the Italian Marina Militare .

units

The class consists of four ships built by Fincantieri in Riva Trigoso near Genoa between 1999 and 2002 :

Identifier	Surname	Keel laying	Launch	In service	status
P490	Comandante Cigala Fulgosi	June 25, 1999	October 7, 2000	July 31, 2001	active
P491	Comandante Borsini	July 21, 1999	February 17, 2001	December 3, 2001	active
P492	Comandante Bettica	March 1, 2000	June 26, 2001	April 2, 2002	active
P493	Comandante Foscari	September 1, 2000	November 24, 2000	August 2, 2002	active

The four ships were named after the naval officers Giuseppe Cigala Fulgosi , Costantino Borsini , Ener Bettica and Adriano Foscari . Although the ships had already been taken into active service in 2002, they did not receive their naval flag ( bandiera di combattimento ) until January 31, 2004 in Cagliari , with which they were officially added to the fleet.

These units are primarily used to monitor coastal waters (e.g. combating migration) and the EEZ (e.g. fisheries protection). They can also be used for embargo enforcement and combat tasks. All four ships are based in Augusta , Sicily , and are under the command of the patrol forces there (COMFORPAT). The units of this class have a stealth design .

Web links

Commons : Cigala Fulgosi class - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Comandante Foscari (P 493)