Esploratore-class patrol boat

	Patrol ship Vedetta (P 407), Tiran strait, 2007
Class overview
Name	Esploratore class
Builders	Cantieri Navali Istria, CLEMNA and SIMAN Srl in Cadimare, La Spezia
Operators	Italian Navy
In commission	1997-2005
Building	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	- 181.5 t (178.6 long tons) standard; - 211 t (208 long tons) full load;
Length	- 37.16 m (121 ft 11 in) LOA; - 34.65 m (113 ft 8 in) LPP;
Beam	7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)
Draught	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	- 2 shafts; - 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini V-1712-T2-MD 3,260 kW (4,370 bhp) ; - 2 x diesel engines generator Scania, 135 kW (181 bhp) each;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Crew	16 (2 officers, 14 sailors)
Sensors and ; processing systems	2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars
Armament	1 x 12,7 mm Browning M2HB (A61ADF); 2 × 7,62 mm MG 42/59 machine guns;

The Esploratore class ^[2] is a series of four coastal patrol boats of the Italian Navy. They were designed and built specifically for use by the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peace-keeping mission in the Sinai (Red Sea). The mission is to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Straits of Tiran, safeguard human life at sea and protect the marine environment. Compared to the “Alberi” class they replaced, these ships feature lighter displacement, improved speed, longer range, and a crew requirement reduced by 40%.

Ships[]

Italian Navy - Esploratore class
Ship	Pennant number	Hull number	Shipyard	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Motto
	P 405	195 ^[3]	Istria, Cadimare La Spezia	14 February 1995	4 November 1996	14 July 1997	Videx post fata surgo
	P 406	196 ^[4]	Istria, Cadimare La Spezia	14 February 1995	13 November 1997	10 July 1998	All'erta stò
	P 407	197 ^[5]	CLEMNA, Cadimare La Spezia	14 February 1995	11 January 1997	29 July 1999	Cor meum vigilat
	P 408		SIMAN Srl,^[6] Cadimare La Spezia	24 May 1997	12 January 2001	6 July 2005	Ubi navis ibi Patria

References[]

^ http://www.isottafraschini.it/ricMotori.aspx?tipo=Propulsione
^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/PattugliatoriCostieri_PB.aspx
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.simansrl.com/sites/default/files/allegati/C.977%20-%20PATTUGLIATORE%20COSTIERO.pdf

External links[]

Media related to Esploratore-class patrol boat at Wikimedia Commons

[1] ttp://www.isottafraschini.it/ricMotori.aspx?tipo=Propulsione

[2] ttp://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/PattugliatoriCostieri_PB.aspx

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] ttp://www.simansrl.com/sites/default/files/allegati/C.977%20-%20PATTUGLIATORE%20COSTIERO.pdf

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v t Italian Navy
Components	Organization Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy Italian Coast Guard COMSUBIN Commander in Chief Naval Fleet
Fleet Command	San Marco Marine Brigade Naval Aviation
Equipment	Ships active inactive Aircraft
Schools	Francesco Morosini Naval School Naval Academy
History and traditions	Regia Marina Decima Flottiglia MAS Battle of Lissa Operation Mare Nostrum Naval Museum Technical Naval Museum at La Spezia
Related	Italian Navy ranks Corps of Naval Engineering La Spezia Naval Base

v t Ship classes of the Italian Navy
Aircraft carriers	Cavour^S Giuseppe Garibaldi^S
Amphibious ships	San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori class)^C Grecale ( Maestrale class)^C Granatiere (Soldati class)^C Artigliere class ( Benson/ Gleaves class)^X Fante class ( Fletcher class)^X San Giorgio class Impetuoso class Impavido class Audace class Durand de la Penne class
Frigates	Aldebaran class ( Cannon class)^X Centauro class Bergamini class Alpino class Lupo class Maestrale class Soldati class Orizzonte class Bergamini class
Corvettes	Gabbiano class^C ^S Albatros class ^S Minerva class
Patrol boats	Comandanti class Cassiopea class Sirio class Esploratore class Thaon di Revel class
Submarines	( Gato class)^X ( Balao class)^X Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia class ( Tench class)^X ( Tang class)^X Toti class Sauro class Todaro (Type 212)^X SRV-300^S
Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Etna class Stromboli class Anteo^S Marino class Elettra^S Alliance^S Leonardo^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole^S Porto class Cheradi^S Argo^S
Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II
Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	LHD Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano Cabrini class (UNPAV) USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported

Class overview
Patrol ship Vedetta (P 407), Tiran strait, 2007
Name	Esploratore class
Builders	Cantieri Navali Istria, CLEMNA and SIMAN Srl in Cadimare, La Spezia
Operators	Italian Navy
In commission	1997-2005
Building	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	- 181.5 t (178.6 long tons) standard - 211 t (208 long tons) full load
Length	- 37.16 m (121 ft 11 in) LOA - 34.65 m (113 ft 8 in) LPP
Beam	7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)
Draught	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	- 2 shafts - 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini V-1712-T2-MD 3,260 kW (4,370 bhp) ^[1] - 2 x diesel engines generator Scania, 135 kW (181 bhp) each
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Crew	16 (2 officers, 14 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems	2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars
Armament	1 x 12,7 mm Browning M2HB (A61ADF) 2 × 7,62 mm MG 42/59 machine guns