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Fincantieri has delivered to the frigate multirole Rizzo to Marina Militare Italiana
It is the sixth unit of program FREMM
April 20, 2017
Today in the ship yard of the Fincantieri to Muggiano (La Spezia) the frigate is delivered to Marina Militare Italiana multirole Rizzo, the sixth unit of program FREMM - European Frigates Fine Mission - commissioned to the navalmeccanico group in the within of the agreement of international cooperation Italian-French, with the coordination of OCCAR, the combined organization for the European cooperation in matter of armaments. The program, of which Horizon Naval Systems (51% Fincantieri, 49% Leonardo) are first contractor for Italy, preview the construction of ten units, today all already ordered.
I raise is the sixth unit FREMM that Fincantieri realizes complete of the system of combat, second in configuration the multirole after the Carlo Bergamini, delivered to Marina Militare in 2012. With 144 meters of length and a displacement fully loaded of about 6.700 tons, frigates FREMM are planned in order to reach the maximum speed of 27 knots and to receive until 200 people (crew and staff).
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