Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessel

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CP-902-Aug2008.jpg
CP-902 U. Diciotti in Mitillini Harbour, Greece
Class overview
NameSaettia class
Builders Fincantieri to Muggiano and Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) shipyards
Operators
Preceded by Kondor I-class (Malta)
Subclasses
  • Malta - P61
  • Iraq - Saettia MK4
Built1984-2009
In commission1999-2009
PlannedItaly: 6, Malta: 1, Iraq: 4
BuildingItaly: 6, Malta: 1, Iraq: 4
CompletedItaly: 6, Malta: 1, Iraq: 4
ActiveItaly: 4, Malta: 1, Iraq: 2, Panama: 2
General characteristics
Class and typeSaettia Mk1
Displacement390  t (380 long tons)
Length
  • - 51.7 m (170 ft) LOA
  • - 47.2 m (155 ft) LPP
Beam8.10 m (26.6 ft)
Draft2.1 m (6.9 ft)
Propulsion
Speed40 knots (74 km/h)
Range1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 x RHIBs
Complement29
Sensors and
processing systems
  • - 2 navigation radar, X and S band, GEM Elettronica SPN-753
  • - IRST fire control system
Armament1 × Otobreda KBA 25/80 mm; 2 x 12.7mm MGs
General characteristics
Class and typeSaettia Mk2 [1]
Displacement427.0  t (420.3 long tons), full load
Length
  • - 52.8 m (173 ft) LOA
  • - 47.2 m (155 ft) LPP
Beam8.10 m (26.6 ft)
Draft2.1 m (6.9 ft)
Depth5.4 m (18 ft)
Propulsion
Speedmax 31 knots (57 km/h)
Range1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Endurance7 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 x RHIBs
Complement29
Sensors and
processing systems
  • - 2 navigation radar, X and S band, GEM Elettronica SPN-753XS(V)2
  • - IRST fire control system GEM Elettronica EOSS/100
Armament1 × Oerlikon 20/70 mm; 2 x 12.7mm MGs
NotesVERTREP capability
General characteristics
Class and typeSaettia Mk3
Displacement391.0  t (384.8 long tons), full load
Length
  • - 53.4 m (175 ft) LOA
  • - 47.2 m (155 ft) LPP
Beam8.10 m (26.6 ft)
Draft2.1 m (6.9 ft)
Depth5.4 m (18 ft)
Propulsion
Speed23 knots (43 km/h)
Range2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 x 7 meter RHIB
Complement25
Sensors and
processing systems		Surface Search E/F-Band; Navigation I-Band
Armament
Aviation facilitiesflight deck for 1 x medium helicopter (AB-212 class)
General characteristics
Class and typeSaettia Mk4
Displacement401.0  t (394.7 long tons), full load
Length
  • - 53.4 m (175 ft) LOA
  • - 47.2 m (155 ft) LPP
Beam8.10 m (26.6 ft)
Draft2.1 m (6.9 ft)
Depth5.40 m (17.7 ft)
Propulsion
Speed23 knots (43 km/h)
Range2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 x 11 meter RHIB on stern ramp + 1 x 5 meter RHIB
Complement38
Sensors and
processing systems		Surface Search E/F-Band; Navigation I-Band
Armament1 × Otobreda Marlin 30 mm; 2 x 12.7mm MGs

The Diciotti class is an Italian-designed offshore patrol vessel, presently in use with the Italian Coast Guard, Iraqi Navy, Armed Forces of Malta and Panama SENAN. These ships are designed and built by Fincantieri on the bay of La Spezia to Muggiano and Riva Trigoso shipyards.

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Italian Coast Guard (Saettia Mk1 and Mk2)

Based on the earlier experimental Saettia class (Saettia MK1), the Diciotti class (Saettia MK2) is an advanced and improved version with a longer length, more power and hence greater patrol endurance.

Malta - Maritime Squadron AFM (Saettia Mk3)

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P61 in 2006
P61 at Hay Wharf, with the rear launching ramp visible. Malta - Floriana - Xatt it-Tiben 06 ies.jpg
P61 at Hay Wharf, with the rear launching ramp visible.

In 2003, the Armed Forces of Malta ordered a replacement for the former East German Kondor class patrol boats P29, P30 and P31, due to the increase in flow of refugees from North Africa to Europe.

The design for P61 (Saettia MK3) provides a clear rear half to the ship, providing sufficient space with reinforcement to land a helicopter, up to the size of an AW139. P61 has the capability of carrying out patrols up to Sea State 5, and withstand sea conditions up to Sea State 7. It can launch a rib patrol boat via a rear launch ramp up to Sea State 4. This combination of modifications increases vessel weight to 450-tonnes, and reduces standard crew capacity to 25. Maximum unrefueled patrol range at 20 knots (37 km/h) is 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km). [3]

The €17m Euros contract, financed entirely from the 5th Italo-Maltese Financial Protocol, covered the construction of the vessel together with an associated training and logistic support package. The ship was commissioned on October 1, 2005 and operational from November 5, 2005. [4] P61 acts as the flagship of the Armed Forces of Malta. [3]

The vessel has been updated in 2017 with overhaul and engine refit (Caterpillar engines replace Isotta Fraschini engines), by Fincantieri, to a cost around €7 million.

On 5 June 2019 the P61 rescued the lives of 147 migrants after they‘ve been sending distress calls in the Maltese SAR area. In total AFM vessels rescued 370 immigrants on one of the busiest days in recent history for the navy. The other migrants were rescued by the P52 and the P21. [5] [6]

On 11 June 2019, P61 rescued 97 migrants and brought them safely to Malta. This rescue comes less than a week after 147 migrants were rescued by this same vessel. [7] [8] [9]

On 24 August 2019, P61 brought to Malta a group of migrants totalling 356. This happened after Malta finally decided to give a safe port to these souls that were aboard the NGO vessel Ocean Viking for 14 consecutive days. The Maltese government said that all of the migrants will be relocated to other EU countries. This group happens to be the biggest arrival of the year to date. [10]

On 13 September 2023, P61 left Malta for Libya on an aid mission after the catastrophic damage caused to the coastal city of Derna by Medicane Daniel. Onboard the vessel there was 73 first responders which included 31 CPD members, 12 soldiers that includes doctors and nurses and the 30 member crew manning the boat. Two rescue vehicles and a dinghy were also onboard. [11] [12]

P61 returned back to base at Malta on the 17th of September with all the 73 members of the aid squad returning safely to their home country. [13]

Iraq (Saettia MK4)

In 2006, the new Iraqi Navy signed a contract with the Italian Government to purchase four modified Diciotti class vessels to patrol its 58 kilometre coast line. [14] [15] [16]

The vessels are to be built by Fincantieri at Riva Trigoso, with modifications including increased crew capacity of 38. The contract also comprises the provision of logistical support and crew training with each crew completing a 7-week training course. In cooperation with the Marina Militare (Italian Navy), each commissioning crew is provided with a week’s bridge simulator course at the Naval Academy in Livorno. [14]

In May 2009, the first vessel, Patrol Ship 701 named Fatah (Arabic for Victory), was handed over at the Muggiano, La Spezia shipyard. The crew had been training since January 2009, and now headed for Umm Qasr, a 20 day/5,000 nautical mile journey via the Mediterranean, Suez Canal and Red Sea. [15] There, additional training was completed, before the vessel took over duties from the British Royal Marine patrols, who then reverted to training the new crew. [15]

The vessels are used to patrol the exclusive economic zone, control maritime traffic, for search and rescue and fire fighting.

Panama - SENAN, National Air and Navy Service of Panama (Saettia Mk2)

Following an agreement reached in June 2010, Italy delivered CP 902 Ubaldo Diciotti and CP 903 Luigi Dattilo to SENAN - National Air and Navy Service of Panama as P 901 and P 902 in April 2014.

Vessels

Flag of Italy.svg Italian Coast Guard - Saettia class (Saettia MK1)
Ship Pennant
number 		Hull
number		ShipyardLaid DownLaunchedCommissionedIMO
MMSI		Note
Saettia CP-901920 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		June 1984December 198420 July 1999223102208
247702000		ex experimental Fincantieri DA-360T patrol boat
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Coast Guard - Diciotti class (Saettia MK2)
Ubaldo Diciotti CP-9026083 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		200120 July 2002in 2014 delivered as P901 to Flag of Panama.svg  Panamanian Public Forces SENAN, Panama
Luigi Dattilo CP-9036084 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		200130 November 2002in 2014 delivered as P902 to Flag of Panama.svg  Panamanian Public Forces SENAN, Panama
Michele Fiorillo CP-9046085 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		2001January 2003
Alfredo Peluso CP-9056105 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		3 July 2003
Oreste Corsi CP-9066107 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		8 January 2004
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta - P61 class (Saettia MK3)
P61 P616126 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		24 June 20051 October 2005
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq - Fatah class (Saettia MK4)
Fateh(لفتح)7016156 Riva Trigoso
(La Spezia)		20099 October 2009
el-Naser (لناصر)7026157 Riva Trigoso
(La Spezia)		28 January 20092 May 2009
Majid ( ماجد)7036158 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		15 April 200916 December 2009
Shmookh (شموخ)7046159 Muggiano
(La Spezia)		15 September 200916 December 2009

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