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Patrol & mine warfare vessels1997–2005
Patrol vessel
Esploratore-class patrol boat is a patrol vessel. It was built by Cantieri Navali Istria , CLEMNA and SIMAN Srl in Cadimare, La Spezia. Reported operators include Italian Navy.
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Cantieri Navali Istria , CLEMNA and SIMAN Srl in Cadimare, La Spezia
Italian Navy
1997–2005
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Patrol vessel
- 181.5 t (178.6 long tons) standard - 211 t (208 long tons) full load
- 37.16 m (121 ft 11 in) LOA - 34.65 m (113 ft 8 in) LPP
7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- 2 shafts - 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini V-1712-T2-MD 3,260 kW (4,370 bhp) - 2 x diesel engines generator Scania , 135 kW (181 bhp) each
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum
2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
16 (2 officers, 14 sailors)
2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars
1 x 12,7 mm Browning M2 HB (A61ADF) 2 × 7,62 mm MG 42/59 machine guns
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 37.16 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 37.16 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 37.16 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 37.16 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Esploratore-class patrol boat equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ItalyNavy exact named class holdings of Esploratore. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS / PB. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.
Reported count for Esploratore class. Service scope: Italian Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.