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Fincantieri has launched a pattugliatore second for Marina of the United Arab Emirates
In yard STX Turku Shipyard the ceremony of multipurpose baptism of a ship of the Gaiamare company has been carried out
June 11, 2012
Saturday slid in the plant of Muggiano (La Spezia) of the Fincantieri group has held the ceremony of launch of the pattugliatore Qarnen, under construction for Marina Militare of the United Arab Emirates, that it follows the twin unit launched Ghantut last January. The two pattugliatori are long 55 meters, wide 8,60, have a speed of beyond 20 knots and can accommodate a crew of 28 people. The two ships, that they are ordered in 2010, take part of the program "Falaj 2" and will be delivered between the end of the 2012 and beginning of 2013. The contract previews an option for ulterior two unit let alone the technology transfer towards a local plant for the realization of other twin ships.
Always for Marina of the Emirates, to Muggiano the Fincantieri group is realizing the Abu Dhabi Class corvette whose delivery is previewed for the next autumn.
Last Tuesday, while, in Finnish ship yard STX Turku Shipyard of group STX Europe the ceremony of Mere multipurpose baptism of the constructed ship for the Gaiamare company of the Finnish group Meriaura has been carried out. The ship, that it is long 105,4 meters and wide 18,8 meters, will be delivered in the course of this summer.
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