ITS Virgionio Fasan - F591

 

History
Italy
Name	Virginio Fasan
Namesake	Virginio Fasan
Builder	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso and Muggiano
Laid down	12 May 2009
Launched	31 March 2012
Commissioned	19 December 2013
Homeport	La Spezia
Identification	MMSI number: 247306900 Callsign: IOGY Pennant number: F 591
Motto	In aleis strenua (In strenuous aleis)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Carlo Bergamini-class frigate
Displacement	6,700 tons
Length	144.6 m (474.4 ft)
Beam	19.7 m (64.6 ft)
Draught	8.7 m (28.5 ft)
Propulsion	CODLAG 1 × 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric 4 × diesel generators VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2,15 MW everyone, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2,8 MW everyone, since the third frigate) 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	201
Sensors and processing systems	Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) Active electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar
Armament	16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS guns 2 × Leonardo Oto Melara/Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles 2 x triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes 2 x SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns
Aircraft carried	2 × SH90 1 × SH90 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles)
Aviation facilities	Double hangar