Italian offshore patrol vessel Marcantonio Colonna

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

History
Italy
Name	Marcantonio Colonna
Namesake	Marcantonio Colonna
Ordered	2014
Builder	Fincantieri, Muggiano
Cost	€3.9 billion
Laid down	3 September 2020
Launched	26 November 2022
Commissioned	Expected, April 2024
Identification	Pennant number: P434
Status	Sea trials
General characteristics
Class and type	Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	light displacement: 4,994 t (4,915 long tons) full displacement: 6,270 t (6,170 long tons)
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in) LOA 133 m (436 ft 4 in) LPP
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODAG CC scheme 1 × TAG General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4, 32,000 kW (43,000 hp) 2 × diesel engines MTU 20V 8000 M91L, 10,000 kW (13,000 hp) each 4 x diesel engine generators MAN GenSets 12V175D-MEM 1,640 kW (2,200 hp) 2 × electric engines, 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) each (reversible) 2 x diesel engine emergency generators 1 × thruster, 550 kW (740 hp) 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) only on TAG 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) only on 2 main diesel engines 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) only on 1 main diesel engine 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) on electric-diesel engine
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone)
Crew	PPA Full 120 crew; PPA Light+ + 90;PPA Light 90;( add 24 crew for two helos on board and other 89/59 beds for optional boarding team, marines team, maritime command staff, etc.)
Sensors and processing systems	Leonardo-Finmeccanica naval cockpit Leonardo-Finmeccanica SADOC Mk4 CMS (Command Management System) with 28 MFC (20 on PPA Light version) Leonardo-Finmeccanica SAAM-ESD, AAW system 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica LPI air and ground surveillance radar (SPS-732) 2 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica navigation radar, X/Ka dual band radar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica static IRST (InfraRed Search and Track) 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica next generation IFF sensors (Identification Friend & Foe) with circular antenna 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Diver Detection Sonar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Fire Control System, ADT NG NA30S Mk2 1 x dual-band SATCOM antenna 1 x tri-band SATCOM antenna 1 x SAT-TV antenna 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA 3D Dual Band Radar, C and X-band radar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica ATAS (Active Towed Array Sonar), VDS sonar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Underwater Telephone 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Bathy Thermograph Unit
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elettronica-ELT Spa ZEUS System RESM (Radar Electronic Support Counter-Measure) RECM (Radar Electronic Counter-Measure) CESM (Communication ESM) 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 Vulcano with Automated Ammunition Handling System (AAHS) 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 Strales Sovraponte anti-aircraft gun 2 × Oto Melara Oerlikon KBA B06, remote mounting 2 x 8-cell DCNS SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 Aster 15, 30 or 30B1NT or Scalp Naval 8 × Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/E anti-ship and land attack missiles 2 x triple WASSB-515/3 launcher for Black Arrow 324 mm torpedoes
Aircraft carried	2 × SH90 1 × AW101
Aviation facilities	- double hangar - flight deck 25.5 m × 16.5 m (83 ft 8 in × 54 ft 2 in)

Marcantonio Colonna (P434) is the fifth ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.

It was laid down on 3 September 2020 at Fincantieri Muggiano and expected to be launched in 2023. Expected to be commissioned in April 2024.

External links

• Pattugliatori Polivalenti di Altura Marina Militare website