Design and service history Lerici-class minehunter

vieste

lerici class ships have displacement of 620 tons full load, 50 metres (160 ft) long, 9.9 metres (32 ft) wide, , draught of 2.6 metres (8.5 ft). ships have maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), provided single diesel engine (gmt bl.230-8m 1,600 hp) connected electric engine (1,985 hp) variable-pitch propellor. speed reduced 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) mine-warfare operations; 3 active rudders (small propellors mounted in unit can rotate through 360 degrees, powered 3 diesel-engines generators isotta fraschini id-36-ss6v) used keep minehunters on station. ships have range of 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) @ operational speed.

each ship has standard complement of 47, made of 4 officers, 7 clearance divers, , 36 ratings. equipped 1 hyperbaric chamber, 1 mechanical minesweeper system oropesa mk4, 2 rov whitehead-riva calzoni min-77 (then replaced 1 rov gaymarine pluto gigas) , gaymarine pluto, remote-operated submersibles mine investigation , clearance, , vds fiar sqq-14 (it) sonar. cms (combat management system) datamat mm/ssn-714(v)3. 2 navigation radars: 1 gem elettronica spn-754 (i band) , 1 gem elettronica spn-753(v)1 arpa (i band), completed integrated navigation system motorola mrs iii. ships armed single oerlikon 20 mm cannon (then replaced browning m2 12,7 mm).

gaeta class

gaeta (foreground) , numana

depending on source, gaeta class ships considered either lerici subclass, or separate class of ships.

the 8 ships of second series lerici class, more commonly known gaeta class, launched in 1990s, , commissioned may 1996. gaeta class identical lerici class: main structural differences between ships displacement of latter 77 tons greater, hull 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) longer, , communications mast moved above bridge forward of exhaust funnel. gaetas used improved version of vds fiar sqq-14 (it) sonar, fitted in 1991 4 lerici class ships.

rov gaymarine pluto , gaymarine pluto gigas.

navigation radar gem elettronica spn-753 replaced (v)9 arpa version (i band).cms evolved version (combat management system) datamat ssn-714(v)3ul. on board 1 larger hyperbaric chamber (8 seats).

gaeta mlu

in 2010 intermarine began mlu (mid-life update), expected complete in 2018. new sonar thales 2093 mk2, new cms (combat management system) selex es ssn-714(v)4, new containerized , removable hyperbaric chamber , added new emdv (expendable mine disposal vehicle) gaymarine plutino (miki, mine killer).