Italian offshore patrol vessel Raimondo Montecuccoli

	Raimondo Montecuccoli during RIMPAC 2024 exercise
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
Type	Frigate
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

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

Raimondo Montecuccoli was laid down on 8 November 2018 at Fincantieri Muggiano and was launched on 13 March 2021.^[4]^[5] She was commissioned on 27 September 2023.^[6]

On 10 October 2024, the Raimondo Montecuccoli arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a formal visit under the command of Commander Alessandro Troia. The vessel departed on 13 October 2024 after completing its official engagements.^[7]

References

^ "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". Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ "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.
^ "The Italian Navy has taken delivery of the third PPA, the Raimondo Montecuccoli". itamilradar.com. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ "Italian Navy's 'PPA MONTECUCCOLI' arrives in Colombo". Sri Lanka Navy. 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Raimondo Montecuccoli (P 432) at Wikimedia Commons

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". Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[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.

[6] "The Italian Navy has taken delivery of the third PPA, the Raimondo Montecuccoli". itamilradar.com. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[7] "Italian Navy's 'PPA MONTECUCCOLI' arrives in Colombo". Sri Lanka Navy. 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 19 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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