Italy Navy Giovanni delle Bande Nere Delivered

Fincantieri delivered the multipurpose offshore patrol ship Giovanni delle Bande Nere (P 434) to the Italian Navy at its Muggiano yard in La Spezia on 2 October 2024, the fourth unit of the Thaon di Revel class (PPA), Baird Maritime and the shipbuilder reported. The 143-metre ship, with a beam of 16.5 metres and a crew of 135, reaches 32 knots and carries 76 mm and 127 mm guns, radar and sonar suites and an 11-metre rigid inflatable boat for boarding operations. A cockpit-style integrated bridge allows navigation by two operators. The class is intended for patrol, civil protection and search-and-rescue missions as well as combat tasks.