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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. The project started back in 1989 for replace the old Impavido-class destroyers. There was a plan to make two more units of the class,but the project was scrapped in favor of two Orizzonte class destroyers. 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. She was also 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. In order to perform various different mission, these destroyers are equipped with a wide array of weapons including 4 main cannon, a single 127/54 mm and trhee additional 76 mm cannons. In the missile department, this class operate 4 OTOMAT MK2 Block IV anty ship missiles plus 4 Milas anty submarine missile (an otomat body with a MU90 in front of it). For air to air, aside from the 76 mm, there are also a plenty of missiles avaible, like the 4x Albatros launcher (an equivalent of the RIM7 but equipped with Aspide SAM) and a single RIM24 Terrier launcher. Aside the Milas, for anty submarine warfare the ship is also equipped with two triple torpedo launchers, capable of shoot the MU90 324 mm torpedo.
Specifications:
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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:
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1x 127/54 mm OTO
3x 76/62 mm OTO
4x Otomat MK2 Block VI AntiShip missiles
4x MILAS AntiSubmarine missiles
1x Selenia Aspide Launcher (with 8 missiles loaded)
1x MK 13 launcher with 40 SM-1RS SSMS AntiAircraft missiles
2x Trinated 324 mm WASS B515 Torpedo launcher for MU 90 torpedo
2x SCLAR-H decoy launcher
2x 20 mm oerlikon cannons
Aircraft and Helicopters:
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2x AB 212 ASW
Sources:
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Luigi Durand de La Penne - Marina Militare
Francesco Mimbelli (D 561) - Wikipedia
Durand de la Penne-class destroyer - Wikipedia
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