Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Some fairly recent shots of the TRIESTE...... DFO

designeraccd wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:25 am The Italian Fleet keeps getting new ships that would seem to be well designed with weapons and electronics on a par with anything else afloat today.

The FREMMS have been built in 2 versions: one ASW, the other ASuW. Additionally their Fleet has one relatively new CVL equipped with Harriers and helos. DFO

Italy plans new destroyers for 2028 delivery

ROME — Fresh from a burst of shipbuilding spurred by the retirement of old vessels, the Italian Navy is now back at the drawing board to design what it considers the cornerstone of its fleet — new destroyers.

After building 10 FREMM-class frigates — the same type acquired by the United States — as well as designing new 4,500-ton multimission ships, a 33,000-ton landing helicopter dock and new logistics vessels, a risk-reduction study is due to start on two 10,000-ton destroyers dubbed DDX.

“Destroyers are fundamental for a blue water fleet like Italy’s, which must be capable of projecting capability at sea and from the sea while operating across the whole spectrum of maritime and joint operations,” Vice Adm. Aurelio De Carolis, deputy chief of staff of the Italian Navy, told Defense News.

“Apart from carriers, amphibious vessels and submarines, you need destroyers with land strike and task group-protection capabilities,” he added.

The Navy wants the 175-meter-long vessels to replace two aging destroyers, the ITS Durand de la Penne and ITS Mimbelli. Those two vessels entered service in the early 1990s and were joined in service by Italy’s two more recent Horizon-class ships, which the Navy classifies as destroyers.

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Bergamini Class FREMM RM Spartaco Schergat pictured at La Spezia, awaiting eventual transfer to the Egyptian Navy.

A couple of photos which may be of interest here:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... n-italians

Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier Cavour To Start F-35B Qualification Next Month


The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, is set to reach Naval Station Norfolk in mid-February to start F-35B STOVL aircraft qualifications with the U.S. Marine Corps.


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Replenishment drills in La Spezia between the ageing Fleet Oiler ITS Vesuvio (left) and the ship she's getting replaced by, ITS Vulcano...2021.

Carlo Bergamini Class FREMM Frigate ITS Antonio Marceglia...2021.

Durand de la Penne Class Destroyer ITS Francesco Mimbelli pictured entering Doha, Qatar on March 24th 2014.

A great overhead view of a FREMM with 5" on bow! DFO

The former Helicopter Cruiser ITS Vittorio Veneto is on her way today from Taranto to Turkish scrappers.... plans to turn her into a museum at Taranto fell through due to the cost involved and the amount of asbestos present within the ship.