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Italian Navy / Marina Militare Italiana -
Frigate
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F 576
- ITS Espero
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Type,
Class:
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Guided Missile
Frigate; Maestrale class |
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Builder:
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Cantiere Navale di
Riva Trigoso, Genua, Italy |
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STATUS:
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Laid
down: August 1, 1982 Launched: November 19, 1983 Commissioned: May 4, 1985 IN SERVICE |
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Homeport:
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Taranto |
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Namesake:
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Espero - a light wind from the west that moves the hair
of Venus (legend of Hesiod) |
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Ship’s
motto:
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A NESSUNO
SECONDO ‘second
to none’ |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)
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LINK:
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see
also > Special Report: ITS
Espero (F 576) as part of NATO STANAVFORMED in port of Trieste - November
2004 |
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ship
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ITS Espero - port visit to
Trieste, Italy as part of NATO Standing Naval Force Mediterranean
(STANAVFORMED) - November 18, 2004 (own photos) |
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F 576 ITS Espero: -- service history wanted -- |
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