Italian offshore patrol vessel Raimondo Montecuccoli

History
Italy
Name	Raimondo Montecuccoli
Namesake	Raimondo Montecuccoli
Ordered	2014
Builder	Fincantieri, Muggiano
Cost	€0.5 billion
Laid down	8 November 2018
Launched	13 March 2021
Commissioned	27 September 2023
Identification	Pennant number: P432
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	light displacement: 4,912 t (4,834 long tons); full displacement: 5,880 t (5,790 long tons);
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in) LOA; 133 m (436 ft 4 in) LPP;
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODAG CC scheme; 1 × TAG General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4, 32,000 kW (43,000 hp); 2 × diesel engines MTU 20V 8000 M91L, 10,000 kW (13,000 hp) each; 4 x diesel engine generators MAN GenSets 12V175D-MEM 1,640 kW (2,200 hp); 2 × electric engines, 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) each (reversible); 2 x diesel engine emergency generators; 1 × thruster, 550 kW (740 hp); 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) only on TAG; 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) only on 2 main diesel engines; 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) only on 1 main diesel engine; 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) on electric-diesel engine;
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 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	Leonardo-Finmeccanica naval cockpit ; Leonardo-Finmeccanica SADOC Mk4 CMS (Command Management System) with 28 MFC (20 on PPA Light version); Leonardo-Finmeccanica SAAM-ESD, AAW system; 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica LPI air and ground surveillance radar (SPS-732); 2 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica navigation radar, X/Ka dual band radar; 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica static IRST (InfraRed Search and Track); 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica next generation IFF sensors (Identification Friend & Foe) with circular antenna; 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Diver Detection Sonar; 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Fire Control System, ADT NG NA30S Mk2 ; 1 x dual-band SATCOM antenna; 1 x tri-band SATCOM antenna; 1 x SAT-TV antenna; 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA 3D Dual Band Radar, only C-band radar;
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	1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 Vulcano with Automated Ammunition Handling System (AAHS); 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 Strales Sovraponte anti-aircraft gun; 2 × Oto Melara Oerlikon KBA B06, remote mounting; 2 x 8-cell DCNS SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 Aster 15, 30 or 30B1NT or Scalp Naval ; 8 × Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/E anti-ship and land attack missiles; 2 x triple WASS B-515/3 launcher for Black Arrow 324 mm torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	2 × SH90 ; 1 × AW101;
Aviation facilities	- double hangar; - flight deck 25.5 m × 16.5 m (83 ft 8 in × 54 ft 2 in);

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

Development and design[edit]

The 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "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".
^ "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". 22 March 2018.
^ "Keel Laying Ceremony for the third PPA Vessel | OCCAR". www.occar.int. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ Vavasseur, Xavier (13 March 2021). "Italian Navy's third PPA "Raimondo Montecuccoli" launched by Fincantieri". Naval News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

External links[edit]

Pattugliatori Polivalenti di Altura Marina Militare website

[1] "Un nuovo TESEO land attack per la Marina - RID Portale Difesa". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[2] "Airpressonline.it".

[3] "Mbda, al via lo sviluppo del nuovo Teseo". 22 March 2018.

[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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