Italian destroyer Francesco Mimbelli

Francesco Mimbelli entering La Valletta, Malta on 17 May 2005.
History
Italy
NameFrancesco Mimbelli
NamesakeFrancesco Mimbelli
BuilderFincantieri, Riva Trigoso shipyards
Laid down15 November 1989
Launched13 April 1991
Commissioned18 October 1993
Identification
Motto
  • Audendum est
  • (It is to be dared)
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeDurand de la Penne-class destroyer
Displacement
  • - 4,500 t (4,400 long tons), standard
  • - 5.560 t (5.472 long tons), full load
Length147.7 m (484 ft 7 in)
Beam16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement380
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × SPS-52C 3D radar
  • 1 × AESN MM/SPS-768 radar
  • 1 × medium range AESN MM/SPS-774
  • 1 × surface radar AMS MM/SPS-702
  • 1 × navigation radar SMA MM/SPN-703
  • 4 × AESN Orion RTN-30X (MM/SPG-76)
  • 1 × sonar system DE-1164/1167
  • 1 × TACAN URN-25
  • 1 × SADOC-2 combat system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ECM system Elettronica SLQ-732 NETTUNO
  • 2 x SAGEM Sagaie decoy launching system
  • ASW AN/SLQ-25 Nixie, Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System
Armament
Aircraft carried2 helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar

Francesco Mimbelli (D 561) is the second ship of the Durand de la Penne-class destroyers of the Italian Navy.

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