Italian frigate Maestrale (F 570)

Maestrale (F 570) is the lead ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Maestrale.
Maestrale on 8 May 2002.
History
Italy
NameMaestrale
NamesakeMaestrale
OperatorItalian Navy
BuilderFincantieri, Riva Trigoso shipyards
Laid down8 March 1978
Launched2 February 1981
Commissioned7 March 1982
Decommissioned15 December 2015
IdentificationPennant number: F 570
Motto
  • Veloce e veemente
  • (Fast and vehement)
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeMaestrale-class frigate
Displacement3.040 t (2.992 long tons), full load
Length
  • - 122.7 m (403 ft) LOA
  • - 114 m (374 ft) LPP
Beam12.9 m (42 ft)
Draught4.2 m (14 ft)
Propulsion
Speed33 kn (61 km/h; 38 mph) (21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) on diesel)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement
  • 24 officers
  • 201 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems
  • - 1 × Selenia RAN-10S/SPS-774 surface and air surveillance radar[1]
  • - 1 × Selenia SMA SPS-702 surface search radar[1]
  • - 1 × Selenia SMA SPS-703 navigation radar (then replaced by one GEM Elettronica MM-SPN 753 Arpa)[1]
  • - 1 × Selenia SPG-75 fire control radar[1]
  • - 2 × Selenia SPG-74 fire control radar (for Dardo)[1]
  • - 1 × Raytheon DE 1164, VDS sonar[1]
  • - 1 × Raytheon DE 1160B, hull mounted sonar[1]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • - (Elettronica Spa MM/SLQ-746[2]) 2 × SLQ-D jammers[1]
  • - 1 × ARBG-1A Saigon radio interceptor[1]
  • - 1 × SLR-4 Newton intercept[1]
  • - 2 × 20-round OTO Melara/Breda SCLAR decoy RL (Dagaie on Grecale)[1]
  • - 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed acoustic torpedo system[1]
  • - Prairie/Masker air-bubbler noise-suppression system[1]
Armament
  • - 4 × TESEO Mk-2 anti-ship missiles, double launchers
  • - 1 × Albatross octuple Aspide SAM launchers
  • - 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun
  • - 2 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO CIWS
  • - 2 × Browning HB2B 12.7 mm
  • - 2 × MG 42/59 7.62 mm
  • - 2 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead B-516, with Whitehead A-184 torpedoes: then removed)
  • - 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes (Whitehead ILAS-3) with Mk-46 Mod.2 torpedoes
Aircraft carried
  • - flight deck 27 m (89 ft) x 12 m (39 ft) m
  • - 2 x AB-212 helicopters

Development

The Maestrale-class frigates were primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), however the ships are highly flexible so they are also capable of anti-air and anti-surface operations. Ships of this class have been widely used in various international missions, either under NATO or UN flag, and during normal operations of the Italian Navy.

The first of these ships entered in service in early 1982. The rest of the fleet was launched over the next three years. The ships of the Maestrale class will be replaced by the Bergamini class.[3][4]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 8 March 1978 and launched on 2 February 1981 by Fincantieri shipyards. Commissioned on 7 March 1982 with the hull number F 570. She was decommissioned on 15 December 2015.

  • Maestrale alongside, with USS Tarawa underway, in the Indian Ocean 30 November 2005.
    Maestrale alongside, with USS Tarawa underway, in the Indian Ocean 30 November 2005.
  • Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
    Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
    Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
    Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
    Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
    Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.

References
  1. "Maestrale class Anti-submarine Frigates (ASW)". navyrecognition.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. "Specifica Tecnica per la prestazione di servizi - P.A 10033908" (PDF). marina.difesa.it. July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Maestrale Class antisubmarine Frigates". www.navyrecognition.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. "Maestrale Class Frigates - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  • Ships Marina Militare website
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