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The ''Maestrale'' class is a class of frigate in the ''Marina Militare'' (Italian Navy). The class is composed of eight vessels, all of which were built by Fincantieri S.p. A, Riva Trigoso, except for ''Grecale'', which was built by Fincantieri S.p.A. - Muggiano, La Spezia. The ''Maestrale''-class frigates were primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare, however the ships are highly flexible so they are also capable of anti-air and anti-surface operations. Ships of this class have been widely used in various international missions, either under NATO or UN flag, and during normal operations of the Italian Navy. The first of these ships entered in service in early 1982. The rest of the fleet was launched over the next three years. The ships of the ''Maestrale'' class will be replaced by the ''Bergamini'' class. 〔http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/Fregate.aspx〕 ==Design== These ships were built with the experience and the technology already developed for the previous . The ''Maestrale''s were quite bigger and heavier, so they were slower, but still capable of around 32 knots. The ships have a large superstructure, with one large turret and only one funnel. There are two enclosed pyramid masts, one of which is quite low, the other much taller. The superstructure continues without interruption until the hangar, and is made, as usual, with light alloys. The propulsion system is based on two gas-turbine GE-Avio LM-2500 and two diesel engines, in a Combined diesel or gas configuration, that make use of diesel for cruising and turbines for high speed. The only problem with this configuration, which is highly economical, is to make the diesel engines powerful enough to achieve sufficient cruising speed without overloading them, or assist them with a continuous use (at low, uneconomical power) of the turbines. In this case, the solution, already developed for the ''Lupo''-class ships, was successful. The ships have a maximum range of at . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maestrale-class frigate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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