Durand De La Penne Class

Il_Signor_Regio · July 19, 2023, 10:57pm

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Durand De La Penne D560

Description: The Durand De La Penne class (also called the Ammiragli class) is a class of missile destroyers made in two units: Durand De La Penne and Francesco Mimbelli. They were started in 1989, launched in 1991, and delivered in 1993. There was a plan to make two more units of the class,but the project was scrapped in favor of two Orizzonte class destroyers. They were made to replace the old Impavido-class destroyers. Their first roles were anti-aerial, anti-ship, and anti-submarine. The first unit, Durand De La Penne D560 (at the start named Animoso), was launched at Riva Trigoso in a Fincatieri dock on October 20, 1989, and delivered on March 18, 1993. She took part in various NATO trainings, like Enduring Freedom in 2002 and Operation Mimosa 06 in Lebanon in 2006, and she was assigned to the NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). The second unit,Francesco Minbelli D561 (at the start named Ardimento), was started in 1989, launched on April 13, 1991, and delivered in 1993. Like her sister, she took part in various Nato and military operations like Resolute Behaviours in 2003, The Lybian Crisis in 2011 (she took part in this operation after the modernization started in 2009 and ended in 2009), Ocean Shield in 2014, Safe Seas from 2015 to 2016, and NAXOS.

Specifications:

Crew: 335 mens

Displacement: 5560 tons

Leght: 147,7 m

Beam: 16.1 m

Depth: 5 m

Max Speed: 31 knots

Propulsion Systems: CODOG on two five-blade variable-pitch propellers that alternatively uses: 2 TAG Fiat/GE LM-2500; 2 x GMT BL-230.20-DVM diesel engines

Radars and Sistems:

1 × SPS-52C 3D radar

1 × AESN MM/SPS-768 radar

1 × medium range AESN MM/SPS-774

1 × surface radar AMS MM/SPS-702

4 × AESN Orion RTN-30X (MM/SPG-76)

1 × navigation radar SMA MM/SPN-703 4 × AESN Orion RTN-30X (MM/SPG-76)

1 × sonar system DE-1164/1167

1 × TACAN URN-25

1 × SADOC-2 combat system

Weapons:

1x 127/54 mm OTO