Fincantieri delivers 9th FREMM frigate ‘Spartaco Schergat’ to the Italian Navy

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri provided the nine FREMM frigate, Spartaco Schergat (F 598), to the Italian Navy. This FREMM can be found in a brand-new setup which integrates Anti-Surface War (ASuW) and Anti-Submarine War (ASW) abilities.

Fincantieri news release

Genoa/Trieste, April 15, 2025– Today, at Fincantieri‘s Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard, Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint endeavor had by Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), provided the multi-role frigate ‘Spartaco Schergat’ to the Italian Navy, the nine in a collection of 10 FREMM (European Multi-Mission Frigates) appointed to Orizzonte Sistemi Navali as Prime Professional, Whole Battleship and Battle System Layout Autority under the Italian-French worldwide teamwork contract, and whose agreement was authorized with OCCAR, Organisation Conjointe de Participation en matière d’Armement.

The event was participated in, to name a few, by Dario Deste, General Supervisor of Fincantieri’s Naval Vessels Department, Giovanni Sorrentino, Chief Executive Officer of OSN, OCCAR Supervisor General Joachim Fool, Admiral Vincenzo Montanaro, Leader of the Interregional Maritime Command South, Admiral Giuseppe Abbamonte, Supervisor of Naval Armaments and General Francois Watteau, DGA agent.

The FREMM program, introduced in 2005 with the very first ship provided in July 2012, imagines the supply of 4 General Function Units, 4 Anti-Submarine War (ASW) systems, and 2 Improved Anti-Submarine systems. As component of this program, 2 next-generation FREMM frigates in the “DEVELOPMENT” variation– referred to as “FREMM EVO”– are presently unfinished at the Fincantieri Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, with shipments set up for 2029 and 2030.

The brand-new device, developed at the Fincantieri Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, is furnished with one of the most sophisticated systems generated by Fincantieri, Leonardo, MBDA, and Elettronica. As the various other FREMM systems, it provides high functional versatility and can running in all tactical situations. The ship is 144 meters long, 19.7 meters large, and has a full-load variation of around 6,700 bunches. It can get to a rate of over 27 knots and fit as much as 200 individuals aboard.

These ships’ cutting-edge and cyber-resilient attributes are the outcome of substantial style, business, and administration initiatives. A high degree of automation has actually been incorporated right into next-generation onboard systems, utilized for all onboard solutions. This strategy adds to making certain high functional schedule, sustained by an enhanced upkeep account. Considerable Human Variables research studies have actually assisted the style to produce extra reliable and maximized work areas customized to numerous functional requirements. The ship likewise includes prolonged freedom (around 6,000 maritime miles at 15 knots) and logistical requirements ideal for long term procedures, also outside the wider Mediterranean location.

Spartaco Schergat, the very first of both systems in the Improved Anti-Submarine War setup, is maximized as a multi-role vessel, integrating systems common of both the General Function variation– enabling a well balanced payment throughout all battle domain names– and the ASW variation, with improved anti-submarine abilities for sea control procedures, maritime interactions line defense, and marine interdiction. It will certainly likewise have the ability to function as an intricate command facility, taking care of joint and consolidated procedures.

The FREMM (European Multi-Mission Frigate) program is one of the most substantial joint campaign created amongst European sectors in the marine market and stands for the reducing side of Italian and European protection. It comes from the requirement to restore the Italian Navy’s fleet, specifically changing the “Lupo” and “Maestrale” course frigates, developed by Fincantieri in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Naval Information remarks:

The Spartaco Schergat ( F 598) frigate is the very first of 2 FREMMs in a brand-new ASuW/ASW crossbreed setup which are under purchase by the Italian MoD’s Naval Weaponry Directorate (NAVARM) to change both FREMM GENERAL PRACTITIONER (Basic Function) sold to Egypt by Fincantieri

Both FREMMs been available in a brand-new setup which integrates the hull and superstructures style and objective collection of the general practitioner (Basic Function) or ASuW (Anti-Surface War) set up Italian Navy’s FREMMs with the anti-submarine war (ASW) collection and abilities of the very same solution’s ASW-configured ones, along with the substitute and/or improvements to onboard systems to maintain them lasting the life-span of brand-new frigates.

To discover even more regarding these 2 brand-new FREMM vessels, check out our detailed article at this link.

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