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The launching of the corvette Semaisma, the fourth of the Al Zubarah-class of four vessels ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The ceremony, held in a restricted format and in full compliance with anti-contagion requirements, was attended by H.E. Khalid bin Yousef…
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The delivery of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) “Paolo Thaon di Revel”, first of seven vessels, took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia) March 18, 2022. The PPAs are built at the Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with deliveries expected until 2026, and they are part of the renewal plan of…
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The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place September 30th at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. The vessel will be delivered in 2022. The ceremony, held in a restricted format and in full compliance with anti-contagion requirements,…
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June 21, 2021 (Google Translation) – Luigi Rizzo returned to La Spezia on 18 June. Almost 4 months after its departure on 23 February, the frigate concludes its commitment in the Gulf of Guinea to protect national interests and the safety of maritime routes for the free use of the sea. The numbers that characterized this mission: 116 days of…
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May 26, 2021 (Google Translation) – The Alliance multi-purpose research unit left La Spezia on 21 May and is sailing towards the Arctic Ocean for the HIGH NORTH21 campaign , which will officially begin on 10 June after the usual stop in the port of Tromsø . The Navy and the Hydrographic Institute are preparing to return to the Arctic…
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February 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – The technical launch of “Damsah” and the setting up of “Sumaysimah”, respectively second and fourth units of the “Al Zubarah” corvette class, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) plant , commissioned from Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense as part of the national naval acquisition program and scheduled for delivery in…
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November 2, 2020 (Google Translation) – On 20 October the Luigi Rizzo ship entered the dock in the port of La Spezia . The entry into the basin represents the last chapter of an activity started 83 days earlier. After being designated as the flagship of the European anti-piracy operation in the Horn of Africa ” Atalanta “, the ship’s…
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August 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – – The multipurpose ship Alliance , after more than sixty days of navigation, has returned to the Naval Base of La Spezia with the scientific team of the Hydrographic Institute of the Navy on board . Launched last June 22, during the period of activity in the northern seas, the ship carried out over…
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July 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – In view of the current international health emergency, the consequent regulations released by the government and the international trade fair calendar, in order to make the event safe, Italian Blue Growth Srl, the organizing company of Seafuture, in consultation with its partners, the Italian Navy, AIAD, Regione Liguria, Chamber of Commerce of the Riviere…
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February 27, 2020 – The technical launch of corvette “Al Zubarah,” the first of the class ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The vessel, which will be delivered in 2021, is designed consistent with the RINAMIL rules. She will be a…
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