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Class overview | |
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Name | Rossetti class |
Builders | Cantiere Navale Picchiotti, Viareggio (Livorno) |
Operators | ![]() |
In commission | 1986–1989 |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal research vessel |
Displacement | 324/330 tonnes, full load |
Length | 44.6 m (146 ft) |
Beam | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
Draught | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) |
Crew |
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Sensors and processing systems | 2 x GEM Elettronica SPN-753 navigation radar, X band |
The Rossetti class of coastal research vessels consists of two units operated by the Italian Navy and named as "Nave Esperienze" (experiences ship). [1] The vessels are used by Centro Supporto Sperimentazioni Navali (Naval Experimentation Support Centre) for technologies research and development trials on anti-submarine weapons.
Specifically designed for experiments, new technologies tests in relation to weapon and platform systems, the unit is mainly operated by the Permanent Commission for Experiments on War Materials at La Spezia. [2]
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Name | Pennant number | Displacement full load | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Motto | ||||
Raffaele Rossetti | A 5315 | 324 tonnes | 12 July 1986 | 20 December 1986 | Fortior in asperis | |||||
Vincenzo Martellotta | A 5320 | 330 tonnes | 1987 | 1988 | December 1989 | Rerum cognoscere causas |
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