Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel

Second ship of the class, Francesco Morosini (P431) in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2023 in Malaysia.
Class overview
NameThaon di Revel class
BuildersFincantieri, Muggiano and Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) [1]
Operators
Preceded by
Cost
  • €3.9 billion for 7 units
  • €557 million per unit
Built2016–present
In commission2021–present
Planned10
Completed7
Active4
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel/frigate
Displacement
  • PPA Full: light displacement: 4,994 t (4,915 long tons); full load displacement 6,270 t (6,170 long tons)[2]
  • PPA Light+: light displacement: 4,912 t (4,834 long tons); full load displacement 5,880 t (5,790 long tons)
  • PA Light: light displacement: 4,880 t (4,800 long tons); full load displacement 5,830 t (5,740 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
  • - 31.6 knots (58.5 km/h; 36.4 mph) on CODAG[8]
  • 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
  • all data refers to PPA Full version
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
  • [9]
  • Leonardo naval cockpit
  • Leonardo SADOC Mk4 CMS (Command Management System) with 28 MFC (20 on PPA Light version)
  • Leonardo SAAM-ESD, AAW system
  • 1 × Leonardo LPI air and ground surveillance radar (SPS-732)
  • 2 × Leonardo navigation radar, X/Ka dual band radar
  • 1 × Leonardo static IRST (InfraRed Search and Track)
  • 1 × Leonardo next generation IFF sensors (Identification Friend & Foe) with circular antenna
  • 1 × Leonardo Diver Detection Sonar
  • 1 × Leonardo Fire Control System, ADT NG NA30S Mk2
  • 1 × dual-band SATCOM antenna
  • 1 × tri-band SATCOM antenna
  • 1 × SAT-TV antenna
  • PPA Full: Leonardo AESA 3D Dual Band Radar, C and X-band radar
  • Leonardo ATAS (Active Towed Array Sonar), VDS[10]
  • Leonardo Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar
  • Leonardo Underwater Telephone
  • Leonardo Bathy Thermograph Unit
  • PPA Light+: Leonardo AESA 3D Dual Band Radar, only C-band radar
  • PPA Light: Leonardo AESA 3D Dual Band Radar, only X-band radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Elettronica-ELT Spa ZEUS System:[11] RESM (Radar Electronic Support Counter-Measure), RECM (Radar Electronic Counter-Measure) and CESM (Communication ESM)
  • 2 × Long Range Acoustic System SITEP MS-424
  • PPA Full: 2 × Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
  • PPA Light+ and Light: FFBNW 2 × Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
Armament
  • Guns:
  • 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
  • Anti-air missiles:
  • PPA Full and Light+: 2 × 8-cell DCNS SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 Aster 30 Block 1NT
  • PPA Light: Fitted For But Not With (FFBNW) 2 × 8-cell DCNS SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 Aster 30 Block 1NT[12]
  • Anti-ship missiles:
  • PPA Full: 8 x Teseo\Otomat MK2/E anti-ship and land attack missiles
  • PPA Light+ and Light: Fitted For But Not With (FFBNW) 8 × Teseo\Otomat MK2/E anti-ship and land attack missiles
  • Anti-submarine warfare:
  • PPA Full: 2 × triple WASS B-515/3 launcher for Black Arrow 324 mm torpedoes
  • PPA Light+ and Light: Fitted For But Not With (FFBNW) 2 × triple WASS B-515/3 launcher for Black Arrow 324 mm torpedoes
Aircraft carried2 × SH90 or 1 × AW101
Aviation facilities
  • - double hangar
  • flight deck 25.5 m × 16.5 m (83 ft 8 in × 54 ft 2 in)
Notes
  • - stern ramp for RHIB over 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
  • - 2 × 10 t (9.8 long tons) side davits, for movement of RHIB over 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
  • - 1 × 20 t (20 long tons) crane, for movement of ISO1C containers
  • - up to 5 × ISO1C containers or up to 3 × RHIB over 11 m (36 ft 1 in) in mission bay under flight deck
  • - up to 8 × ISO1C containers or up to 2 × RHIB over 11 m (36 ft 1 in) on middle ship bay

The Thaon di Revel class (also known as PPA for 'Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura - Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel') is a class of multipurpose offshore ships built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy.[13]

It is planned to replace four Soldati-class light patrol frigates and eight Minerva-class corvettes between 2021 and 2035. As part of the 2014 Naval Law, a total of sixteen ships were planned and as of 2019 seven vessels have been financed with three more on option, not executed. European Patrol Corvette, a class of lighter ships built into an UE cooperation should complete the Italian Navy needs.[14][15]

In March 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Fincantieri for the acquisition of two of the ships under construction for the Italian Navy, and construction of two replacement units is expected in the future.[16][17]

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