Italian frigate Aviere (F 583)

Aviere on 8 July 2018
History
Italy
NameAviere
NamesakeAviere
BuilderFincantieri, Ancona
Laid down3 September 1982
Launched19 December 1984
Commissioned4 January 1995
Decommissioned2 October 2019
Renamedfrom Dhī Qār
HomeportTaranto
Identification
Motto
  • Virtute Siderum Tenus
  • (Power of the stars down)
FateSold for scrap 2023
General characteristics
Class & typeSoldati-class frigate
Displacement2.506 t (2.466 long tons) full load
Length113.2 m (371 ft) LOA
Beam11.3 m (37 ft)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 35 kn (65 km/h) with gas turbines
  • 21 kn (39 km/h) with diesels
Range4,300 nmi (8,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement185 (20 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • - Selenia SADOC 2 combat management system
  • - 1 x Selenia SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar
  • - 1 x Selenia SPQ-2F CORA OTH surface search radar
  • - 1 x Selenia SPS-702 (or RAN-11L/X) air/surface search radar
  • - 1 x Selenia SPG-70 (RTN-10X) fire control radar
  • - 1 x Raytheon Mk 95 fire control radar
  • - 2 x Selenia SPG-74 (RTN-20X) fire control radar
  • - 1 x GEM Elettronica AN/SPN-748 navigation radar
  • - Raytheon DE 1160B (SQS-56) hull sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities
  • Flight deck: 25.2 m × 11.3 m (83 ft × 37 ft)
  • Telescopic hangar for 1 medium helicopter.

Aviere (F-583) was the second ship of the Soldati-class frigate of the Italian Navy.