Cassiopea class patrol vessel
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cassiopea |
| Builders: | Fincantieri - Muggiano |
| Operators: |  Marina Militare |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | Cassiopea (P 401) Libra (P 402) Spica (P 403) Vega (P 404) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 1475 tonnes |
| Length: | 79.8 m |
| Beam: | 11.8 m |
| Draught: | 3.6 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 Diesel Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230.16M outputting 7,490 HP |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Range: | 3,300 nm at 17 knots |
| Complement: | 60 men |
| Armament: |
1 Otobreda 76 mm |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 helicopter |
The Cassiopea class is a series of four patrol boats of the Italian Marina Militare.
They were built in the late 1980s on civilian standards. They are designed for patrol in safe areas.
