Italian offshore patrol vessel Ruggiero di Lauria

For other ships with the same name, see Ruggiero di Lauria.

History
Italy
Name	Ruggiero di Lauria
Namesake	Roger of Lauria
Ordered	2014
Builder	Fincantieri, Muggiano
Cost	€500 million per unit
Laid down	7 April 2021
Launched	10 October 2023
Identification	Pennant number: P435
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class and type	Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	light displacement: 4,994 t (4,915 long tons) full displacement: 6,270 t (6,170 long tons)
Length	143 m (469 ft 2 in) LOA 133 m (436 ft 4 in) LPP
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODAG CC scheme 1 × TAG General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4, 32,000 kW (43,000 hp) 2 × diesel engines MTU 20V 8000 M91L, 10,000 kW (13,000 hp) each 4 x diesel engine generators MAN GenSets 12V175D-MEM 1,640 kW (2,200 hp) 2 × electric engines, 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) each (reversible) 2 x diesel engine emergency generators 1 × thruster, 550 kW (740 hp) 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) only on TAG 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) only on 2 main diesel engines 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) only on 1 main diesel engine 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) on electric-diesel engine
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	173 beds (+ 30 on modular rear zone)
Crew	PPA Full 120 crew; PPA Light+ + 90;PPA Light 90;( add 24 crew for two helos on board and other 89/59 beds for optional boarding team, marines team, maritime command staff, etc.)
Sensors and processing systems	Leonardo-Finmeccanica naval cockpit Leonardo-Finmeccanica SADOC Mk4 CMS (Command Management System) with 28 MFC (20 on PPA Light version) Leonardo-Finmeccanica SAAM-ESD, AAW system 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica LPI air and ground surveillance radar (SPS-732) 2 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica navigation radar, X/Ka dual band radar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica static IRST (InfraRed Search and Track) 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica next generation IFF sensors (Identification Friend & Foe) with circular antenna 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Diver Detection Sonar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica Fire Control System, ADT NG NA30S Mk2 1 x dual-band SATCOM antenna 1 x tri-band SATCOM antenna 1 x SAT-TV antenna 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica AESA C-band radar 1 x Leonardo-Finmeccanica ATAS (Active Towed Array Sonar), VDS sonar RESM (Radar Electronic Support Counter-Measure) RECM (Radar Electronic Counter-Measure) CESM (Communication ESM) 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 decoy launchers
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 127 mm/64 Vulcano with Automated Ammunition Handling System (AAHS) 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 Strales Sovraponte anti-aircraft gun 2 × Oto Melara Oerlikon KBA B06, remote mounting 2 x 8-cell DCNS SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 Aster 15, 30 or 30B1NT or Scalp Naval 8 × SSM anti-ship and land attack missiles (FFBNW) 2 x Triple launcher 324 mm torpedoes (FFBNW)
Aircraft carried	2 × SH90 1 × AW101 2 × AS565 Panther helicopter
Aviation facilities	- double hangar - flight deck 25.5 m × 16.5 m (83 ft 8 in × 54 ft 2 in)

Ruggiero di Lauria (P435) is the sixth ship of the Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.

Construction and career

The construction was started with the first steel cutting ceremony on 7 April 2021 at Fincantieri Muggiano. Ruggiero di Lauria was launched on 10 October 2023..

Ruggiero di Lauria is one of the two Thaon di Revel-class vessels sold to the Indonesian Navy in a 1.18 billion Euro contract, which was signed on 28 March 2024. The ship is to be renamed as KRI Brawijaya (320) once it entered service with the Indonesian Navy.

External links

• Pattugliatori Polivalenti di Altura Marina Militare website