Rossetti-class research vessel

Class overview
Name:	Rossetti class
Builders:	Cantiere Navale Picchiotti, Viareggio (Livorno)
Operators:	Marina Militare
In commission:	1986–1989
Planned:	2
Completed:	2
Active:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Coastal research vessel
Displacement:	324/330 tonnes, full load
Length:	44.6 m (146 ft)
Beam:	7.9 m (26 ft)
Draught:	2.0 m (6.6 ft)
Propulsion:	- 2 x Diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-16V (440 kW (590 hp) each) - 2 x Diesel engines generators Isotta Fraschini ID-36-N-6V with alternator Ansaldo M5R - Vincenzo Martellotta added another diesel engine generator silenced with alternator Magneti Marelli MKM 250
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range:	1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km; 2,000 mi)
Crew:	- 17, of which: - 2 officials - 15 sailors
Sensors and processing systems:	2 x GEM Elettronica SPN-753 navigation radar, X band

The Rossetti class of coastal research vessels consists of two units operated by the Italian Marina Militare and named as "Nave Esperienze" (experiencies ship).^[1] The vessels are used by Centro Supporto Sperimentazioni Navali (Navy experimental support centre) for technologies research and development trials on ASW weapons.

Features

- Raffaele Rossetti (A5315) is fitted with WASS 533 mm torpedo launcher.
- Specifically designed for experiments, new technologies tests in relation to weapon and platform systems, the unit is mainly operated by the Permanent Commission for Experiments on War Materials at La Spezia.
- Vincenzo Martellotta (A5320) is fitted with WASS B515/3 324 mm torpedo launcher

Ships

Marina Militare - Rossetti class
Name	Pennant number	Displacement full load	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Motto
Raffaele Rossetti	A 5315	324 tonnes		12 July 1986	20 December 1986	Fortior in asperis
Vincenzo Martellotta	A 5320	330 tonnes	1987	1988	December 1989	Rerum cognoscere causas

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