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Fincantieri delivery a pattugliatore second to Marina Militare of the United Arab Emirates
Ceremony in the ship yard of Muggiano
April 22, 2013
Today in the ship yard of Muggiano (La Spezia) of the Fincantieri group the ceremony of delivery of the pattugliatore Salahah has held, under construction for Marina Militare of the United Arab Emirates, that it is the twin unit of the Ghantut delivered last January with the Abu Dhabi Class corvette ( of 8 January 2013).
The pattugliatori, whose names derive from a geographic zone of the Emirates in proximity of Abu Dhabi, are ordered in 2010 and take part of the program "Falaj 2". 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.
The pattugliatori Ghantut and Salahah, long 55 meters and wide 8,6, can exceed the speed 20 knots and on board accommodate a crew of 28 people. They main characteristic are particular geometry that she difficultly returns them to the radars (stealth individualistic).
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