Fincantieri launches 3rd Italian Navy PPA ship March 15, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Raimondo Montecuccoli (P432), the third of seven new Italian Navy
Thaon di Revel-class (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ships.
Photo: Fincantieri
The ceremony, held in a restricted format and in full compliance with COVID-19 requirements, took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genoa, on 13 March 2021.
Scheduled for delivery in 2023, the newbuild is part of the navy’s fleet renewal plan. The plan, approved by the country’s government and parliament, was launched in May 2015 under the aegis of OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation sur l’Armement), the international organization for cooperation on arms.
Fincantieri press release
The ceremony, held in a restricted format and in full compliance with anti-contagion requirements, was attended by Sen. Stefania Pucciarelli, the Italian Undersecretary of Defence representing the Minister Lorenzo Guerini, Adm. Eduardo Serra, Italian Navy Logistic Commander, and Giuseppe Giordo, General manager of the Naval Vessel division of Fincantieri.
Godmother of the ship was Mrs. Anna Maria Pugliese, daughter of Admiral Stefano Pugliese, who was Commander of the light cruiser “Montecuccoli”, which entered into service in 1935 and was uncommissioned from the Italian Navy fleet in 1964.
This vessel, third of seven, will be delivered in 2023 and it is part of the renewal plan of the operational lines of the Italian Navy vessels, approved by the Government and Parliament and started in May 2015 (“Naval Act”) under the aegis of OCCAR (