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Fincantieri Launched the 2nd PPA ‘Francesco Morosini’ for the Italian Navy
The 2nd PPA ‘Francesco Morosini’ for the Italian Navy. Italian Navy picture.

Fincantieri Launched the 2nd PPA ‘Francesco Morosini’ for the Italian Navy

The launching ceremony of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) “Francesco Morosini” took place today at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso Shipyard (Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso), in the presence of the Chief of the Staff of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.

Xavier Vavasseur 22 May 2020

The PPA Francesco Morosini, second of seven units, is set to be commissioned in March 2022. It is part of the renewal plan of the Italian Navy fleet, approved by the Government and Parliament and started in May 2015 (“Naval Law”).

The Francesco Morosini was due to hit the water at the end of March but Fincantieri had to postpone the launch because of the Coronavirus crisis (during which the company stopped production at all its shipyards). Contacted by Naval News, a Fincantieri spokesperson said at the beginning of the month that the launch was set to take place in June. Regarding the third (Raimondo Montecuccoli) and fourth PPAs, Fincantieri ensured that production is “perfectly on time” and no delay is expected. All production sites re-opened from April 20.

Oggi nel cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso è stata varata nave Francesco Morosini. Una cerimonia sobria che ha dato i natali al nuovo PPA della #MarinaMilitare, alla presenza del #CSMM amm. #CavoDragone#NoiSiamolaMarina pic.twitter.com/40bxSUZlm6

— Marina Militare (@ItalianNavy) May 22, 2020

About Italian Navy’s PPA

Italian Navy 1st PPA 'Paolo Thaon di Revel'
Italian Navy 1st PPA ‘Paolo Thaon di Revel’. OCCAR picture

The PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) patrol ship is 133 meters long and can carry 90 crew members with additional accommodations for up to 171 members. The ship’s flexible hybrid propulsion plant features small gearbox mounted-motors for low speed operations, two propulsion diesels for mid-speed service and the LM2500+G4 gas turbine to reach more than 31 knots.

The PPAs are being built at Fincantieri’s Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with delivery expected, for the first vessel of the class, in 2021, while the following deliveries will take place in 2022, 2023, 2024 (two units), 2025 and 2026.

The launching ceremony of the first the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) “Paolo Thaon di Revel” took place on June 15 2019 at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The first ship-in-class started sea trials on November 19. 2019.It is set to be commissioned in 2021 with the Italian Navy next year.

The Italian Navy’s new Paolo Thaon di Revel Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) hit the water in early July 2019. Picture by Luca Peruzzi.

PPA versions: Light, Light+ & Full

The PPA is a highly flexible ship with the capacity to serve multiple functions, ranging from patrol with sea rescue capacity to Civil Protection operations and, in its most highly equipped version, first line fighting vessel. There will be indeed different configurations of combat system: starting from a “light” version for the patrol task, integrated for self-defence ability, to a “full” one, equipped for a complete defence ability. The vessel is also capable of operating high-speed vessels such as RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) up to 11 meters long through lateral cranes or a hauling ramp located at the far stern.

The PPA “full” version will see its total displacement increased to 6,270 tons (compared to 5,880 tons for the “light+” version and 5830 tons for the “light” version) and its length increased to 143 meters. PPA “full” will thus be comparable to Italian FREMM type frigates (total displacement of 6900 tons and a length of 144 meters). The crew complement of the PPA “full” configuration should be 173 people.

PPA Sensor and Weapon Systems

The sensor and weapon suite of these “patrol ships” is quite impressive, as the PPA in “full” configuration will be fitted with the Leonardo dual-band radar system AFAR (C and X bands), which provides missile defense capabilities as well as a towed and hull mounted sonar.

The armament of the ship should include the SAAM-ESD anti-aircraft missile system with 16 vertical launchers for Aster 15 and Aster 30 SAM, eight Teseo / Otomat Mk 2A Evolutio anti-ship missiles, a 127-mm / 64 Leonardo LW main gun and a 76mm secondary gun with Strales / Davide guided ammunition, two 25-mm remote weapon systems, two 533-mm torpedo launchers. The hangar will be able to accommodate two NH90 or a single AW101 helicopter. At the stern of the ship there is a ramp to quickly launch and recover a 11-meter RHIB, as well as two so-called modular zones with the possibility of placing there a total of 13 standard containers for reconfigurable payload.

PPA Specifications

• 132.5 meters long
• Speed more than 31 knots according to vessel configuration and operational conditions
• 171 persons of the crew
• Equipped with a combined diesel, a gas turbine plant (CODAG) and an electric propulsion system
• Capacity to supply drinking water to land
• Capacity to provide electricity to land with 2000 kw of power
• 2 modular zones at the stern and at the center of the ship that allow the embarking of various types of containerized operating/logistic/residential/healthcare modules (in particular, the stern area may receive and handle within a covered area up to 5 modules in ISO 20” containers, while the central zone may receive and handle up to 8 ISO 20” containers)

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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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