Italian_frigate_Maestrale_(F_570)

Italian frigate <i>Maestrale</i> (F 570)

Italian frigate Maestrale (F 570)

Maestrale-class frigate

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Maestrale.

Maestrale (F 570) is the lead ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

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Development

The Maestrale-class frigates were primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), however the ships are highly flexible so they are also capable of anti-air and anti-surface operations. Ships of this class have been widely used in various international missions, either under NATO or UN flag, and during normal operations of the Italian Navy.

The first of these ships entered in service in early 1982. The rest of the fleet was launched over the next three years. The ships of the Maestrale class will be replaced by the Bergamini class.[3][4]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 8 March 1978 and launched on 2 February 1981 by Fincantieri shipyards. Commissioned on 7 March 1982 with the hull number F 570. She was decommissioned on 15 December 2015.

  • Maestrale alongside, with USS Tarawa underway, in the Indian Ocean 30 November 2005.
  • Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.
  • Close up of Maestrale on 10 October 2014.

References

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    "Maestrale class Anti-submarine Frigates (ASW)". navyrecognition.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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    "Specifica Tecnica per la prestazione di servizi - P.A 10033908" (PDF). marina.difesa.it. July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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    "Maestrale Class antisubmarine Frigates". www.navyrecognition.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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    "Maestrale Class Frigates - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  • Ships Marina Militare website
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