ITS Francesco Morosini - P431

 

 

 

Name: ITS Francesco Morosini
Navy / Owner: Marina Militare — Italian Navy
Operator: Italian Navy
Homeport: La Spezia, Italy
Port of registry: Not applicable — naval warship
Builder: Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso / Muggiano, Italy
Cost: Not publicly confirmed
Yard number: Not publicly confirmed
Laid down: 3 October 2017, according to the Italian Navy; some naval databases list 16 February 2018
Launched: 22 May 2020
Delivered / commissioned: 22 October 2022
Status: In service

Identification
Pennant number: P431 / P 431
International call sign: IABO
IMO number: 4717950 — listed in AIS/naval databases, not on the official Navy page
MMSI number: 247460200 — listed in AIS/naval databases

General characteristics

Class & type: Paolo Thaon di Revel-class Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel / PPA — Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura
Variant: PPA Light; SeaForces notes “PPA Light variant — refit to full”
Displacement: 6,679 t, official Italian Navy figure
Length: 143 m
Beam: 16.5 m
Draught: 7.9 m
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 5,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Propulsion: Combined diesel / gas turbine arrangement, with AVIO-GE LM2500 G4+ gas turbine of 32 MW and multiple propulsion modes
Electrical plant: 4 × MAN diesel generators, 1,640 kW each
Crew: 137, official Italian Navy figure; Fincantieri gives approx. 135 crew and accommodation up to 181 berths

Armament / systems
Main gun: 1 × 127/64 IVS gun
Secondary gun: 1 × 76/62 SP gun
Light weapons: 2 × KBA 25/80 remote-controlled guns
Sensors: DBRX Dual Band Radar, navigational radar, EWS electronic warfare system, IFF

Aviation facilities
Flight deck / hangar for naval helicopter operations; naval databases associate the class with NH90 / AW101 capability.