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Home» News»9th Italian Navy FREMM Frigate ‘Spartaco Schergat’ Launched by Fincantieri
9th Italian Navy FREMM Frigate 'Spartaco Schergat' Launched by Fincantieri
The “Spartaco Schergat” is the fifth vessel in the general purpose configuration for the Italian Navy. Fincantieri picture.

9th Italian Navy FREMM Frigate ‘Spartaco Schergat’ Launched by Fincantieri

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri launched the 9th of 10 FREMM Frigate on order for the Italian Navy at its Riva Trigoso shipyard. The “Spartaco Schergat” is the fifth vessel in the general purpose configuration.

Xavier Vavasseur 26 Jan 2019

The President of Fincantieri, Giampiero Massolo, and the CEO, Giuseppe Bono, played host to Giovanni Toti, Governor of the Liguria Region, andtothe Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Valter Girardelli, in addition to a number of civil and religious authorities.

Fitting out of the vessel will continue in the Integrated naval shipyard of Muggiano (La Spezia), with delivery scheduled in 2020. The “Spartaco Schergat” FREMM, like the other units, will feature a high degree of flexibility, capable of operating in all tactical situations. 144 metres long with a beam of 19.7 metres, the ship will have a displacement at full load of approximately 6,700 tonnes. The vessel will have a maximum speed of over 27 knots and will provide accommodation for a 200-person crew.

9th Italian Navy FREMM Frigate 'Spartaco Schergat' Launched by Fincantieri 2
The “Spartaco Schergat” at the Riva Trigoso shipyard. Fitting out of the vessel will continue in the Integrated naval shipyard of Muggiano (La Spezia), with delivery scheduled in 2020. Fincantieri picture.

The FREMM program, representing the European and Italian defence state of the art, stems from the renewal need of the Italian Navy line “Lupo” (already removed) and “Maestrale” (some of them already decommissioned, the remaining close to the attainment of operational limit) class frigates, both built by Fincantieri in the 1970s.

The vessels “Carlo Bergamini” and “Virginio Fasan” have been delivered in 2013, the “Carlo Margottini” in 2014, the “Carabiniere” in 2015, the “Alpino” in 2016, the “Luigi Rizzo” in 2017, and the “Federico Martinengo” in 2018.

The first ship of the class is in the General Purpose (GP) configuration, will units 2 to 5 are in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration. Remaining Italian Navy FREMMs are all GP versions (units 6 to 10).

The Italian program has been fully implemented with the option exercised in April 2015, regarding the construction of the ninth and tenth vessel, whose delivery is scheduled after 2020.OrizzonteSistemiNavali (51% Fincantieri, 49% Leonardo) acts as prime contractor for Italy in the initiative, while Armaris (Naval Group + Thales) is prime contractor for France. This cooperation has applied the positive experience gained in the previous Italo-French program “Orizzonte” that has led to the construction for the Italian Navy of the two frigates ”Andrea Doria” and “CaioDuilio”.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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