Falcone 1990
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Names |
P420 Sparviero P421 Nibbio P422 Falcone P423 Astore P424 Grifone P425 Gheppio P426 Condor |
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Builders |
Alinavi, La Spezia: P420 Fincantieri, Muggiano: P421-426 |
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Completed |
7/1974: P420 3/1980: P421 3/1982: P422 2/1983: P423, 424 9/1983: P425 4/1984: P426 |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
9/1991: P420 2/1998: P421 8/2005: P422-426 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
63 |
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Length, m |
23.0 hull 24.6 hullborne |
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Breadth, m |
12.1 foils 7.00 hull |
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Draught, m |
1.50 hull 4.40 foils extended |
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No of shafts |
1 + 1 waterjet |
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Machinery |
CODOG: 1 General Motors 6V-53N diesel (1 shaft) / 1 Rolls-Royce Proteus 15M560 gas turbine (1 waterjet) |
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Power, h. p. |
165 / 5000 |
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Max speed, kts |
40 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel / gas turbine oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(8) or 400(40) |
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Armament |
P420: 2 x 1 Otomat SSM (2 Otomat), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact P421-426: 2 x 1 Teseo Mk 2 SSM (2 Otomat Mk 2), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact |
| Electronic equipment | SPQ-701, RTN-10X radars |
| Complement |
10 |
Project history: Development of conventional Italian patrol boats ceased in 1964 when a consortium of the Italian Government's research branch, Carlo Rodriguez, which built commercial hydrofoils - and the American firm of Boeing, which was building its first jetfoil, came into existence. This consortium, Alinave, designed a small hydrofoil for the Italian Navy based on Boeing's Tucumcari. The prototype, Sparviero (P 420), was built during 1971 -74, but no more were built until 1977. Six more were completed during 1980-83. Spaniew has a single-cell launcher whereas the later boats use the Teseo system.
They utilized the Boeing jetfoil system, with one foil
forward and two aft. Foilborne power came from a Proteus gas
turbine driving a waterjet, while hullborne power consisted of a GM diesel. The
boats were built entirely of aluminum. A much larger NATO hydrofoil based on
this foil system proved too expensive; it was adopted only by the US Navy (as
the PHM).
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Nibbio 1980
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