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Despite its budget difficulties, the Italian defense ministry has awarded a €764 million contract for the construction of the Italian navy’s ninth and tenth Fremm frigates. Above is the lead Italian ship, Bergamini. (MMI photo)

1 posted on 04/17/2015 8:21:33 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I don’t know how functional that rig is, but the Italians know how to style things.


2 posted on 04/17/2015 8:23:36 AM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I hope they fare better than the Italian Navy did in WWII


3 posted on 04/17/2015 8:27:28 AM PDT by BobinIL
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To: sukhoi-30mki
FREMM frigates of the Italian Navy are 474 feet long, 65 feet in the beam and have a speed of more than 27 knots.

I hope so, considering the Japanese were building warships of similar size that were going ten knots faster than that - in 1944.

ON the other hand common sense dictates that the speed of a new warship should be classified.

4 posted on 04/17/2015 8:30:41 AM PDT by skeeter
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