Genoa – It took place today at the integrated shipyard factory in Riva Trigoso, the launching ceremony of the “Emilio Bianchi” frigate, the last of a series of 10 Fremm units (multi-mission European frigates), commissioned from Fincantieri by the Italian Navy as part of the Italian-French international cooperation agreement, with the coordination of Occar, the joint organization for European cooperation on armaments. Fincantieri reports this in a note.
Godmother of the launch was Maria Elisabetta Bianchi, daughter of the gold medal for military valor Emilio Bianchi. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Enrico Credendino, welcomed by the president of Fincantieri, Claudio Graziano, and by the general director of Fincantieri’s military ships division, Dario Deste. Also participating, among others, were the president of the Liguria Regional Council, Gianmarco Medusei, the director of the Joint Organization for Armaments Cooperation (Occar), Joachim Sucker, and the civil and military authorities.
Following the launch, the unit will continue the set-up activities at the Muggiano plant, in La Spezia, and will be delivered in the summer of 2025. The “Emilio Bianchi” ship will be characterized, like the other Fremms, by high flexibility of use and will have the ability to operate in all tactical situations. She has a length of 144 meters, a width of 19.7 meters and a full load displacement of approximately 6,700 tons and will be able to reach a speed of over 27 knots with a maximum capacity of approximately 200 people on board. In the naval defense sector, Fremm is the most important joint initiative developed between European industries.
The Fremm program, which represents the state of the art of Italian and European defense, is born to renew the line of Navy units, including the “Lupo” and “Maestrale” classes, built by Fincantieri in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2012 the Carlo Bergamini ship was delivered, in 2013 Virginio Fasan, in 2014 Carlo Margottini, in 2015 Carabiniere, in 2016 Alpino, in 2017 Luigi Rizzo, in 2018 Federico Martinengo, in 2019 Antonio Marceglia and in November 2023 the Spartaco was launched Schergat is currently undergoing advanced construction at the integrated shipyard’s facilities and is scheduled for delivery in April 2025.
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