Italian offshore patrol vessel Giovanni delle Bande Nere
Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
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Giovanni delle Bande Nere (P434) is the fourth ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.
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| Name | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
| Namesake | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
| Ordered | 2014 |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Muggiano |
| Cost | €3.9 billion |
| Laid down | 28 August 2019 |
| Launched | 12 February 2022 |
| Commissioned | 2 October 2024[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: P434 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel |
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| 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 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.) |
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Development and design
The ship is the first full capability variant of the PPA design. Its armament will include 16 Aster 15 and Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles, Teseo anti-ship missiles, two triple launchers for MU90 torpedoes, a 127 mm and 76mm turret and two remotely operated 25 mm mounts. Sensors include an ATAS towed sonar for anti-submarine warfare and a Black Snake antenna for torpedo detection, as well as ODLS 20 decoy launchers with anti-missile and anti-torpedo countermeasures. Like other PPAs, the main radar is a Leonardo Kronos with four fixed panels.[2][3][4][5]
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, given 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.[6][7][8]
Construction and career
Giovanni delle Bande Nere was laid down on 28 August 2019 at Fincantieri Muggiano and was launched on 12 February 2022.[9] The ship was reported on sea trials as of August 2022.[2] It was commissioned on 2 October 2024.[10]
