Minerva-class corvette

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Italian naval ship class

title: "Minerva-class corvette" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["minerva-class-corvettes", "corvette-classes", "ships-built-by-fincantieri", "ships-built-in-italy", "corvettes-of-the-italian-navy"] description: "Italian naval ship class" topic_path: "geography/italy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva-class_corvette" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Italian naval ship class ::

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Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Urania F552.jpg
image_caption	Urania at Málaga in 2001
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
name	Minerva class
builders	Fincantieri
operators	* (retired)
in_commission_range	1987
total_ships_completed	8
total_ships_active	4 (as OPV)
total_ships_retired	4
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Corvette
displacement	1285 t full load
length	87 m LOA
beam	10.5 m
draught	3.2 -
depth	5.5 m
propulsion	*- 2 x shaft
*- 2 x Diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT BM-230.20 DVM outputting {{convert	11.000
*- 4 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-12V, {{convert	2.600
speed	25 kn
range	3500 nmi at 18 kn
complement	7 officers, 113 enlisted
sensors	*- 1 x Selenia AA/ASu-Radar SPS-774 (RAN 10S) E/F Band
EW	*- ESM/ECM Selenia SLQ-747 (INS-3)
armament	*- 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm Gun
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|section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Urania F552.jpg | image_caption = Urania at Málaga in 2001

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview | name = Minerva class | builders = Fincantieri | operators = * (retired)

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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | type = Corvette | displacement = 1285 t full load | length = 87 m LOA | beam = 10.5 m | draught = 3.2 - | depth = 5.5 m | power = | propulsion = *- 2 x shaft

- 2 x Diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT BM-230.20 DVM outputting 11.000 hp
- 4 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-12V, 2.600 kW, with Ansaldo MXR 400 M6Z electric generators | speed = 25 kn | range = 3500 nmi at 18 kn | endurance = | boats = | capacity = | troops = | complement = 7 officers, 113 enlisted | crew = | sensors = *- 1 x Selenia AA/ASu-Radar SPS-774 (RAN 10S) E/F Band
- 1 x SMA SPS-728 Navigation radar
- 1 x Selenia Fire control SPG-75 (RTN 30X) for Albatros and 76mm
- 1 x Sonar Raythron/Elsag DE-1167
- CMS Selenia IPN-10 (Mini-SADOC), Link 11
- ASW AN/SLQ-25 Nixie | EW = *- ESM/ECM Selenia SLQ-747 (INS-3)
- 2 x Wallop Defence Systems Barricade decoy launchers | armament = *- 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm Gun
- 2 x OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25mm
- 1 x Sea Sparrow or Selenia Aspide in an 8-cell launcher
- 2 × triple 324 mm TLS ASW torpedoes
- 4 heavy machine guns | notes =

The Minerva class is a series of corvettes of the Italian Navy. They were built in two batches of four units during the 1980s and 1990s. The ships have fairly good speed and armament, including a 76 mm general-purpose gun, but, due to their emphasis on anti-submarine warfare, they lack anti-ship missile capabilities. These units are designed to operate in coastal areas. Their main missions include sea policing, patrol, fisheries protection, and naval commando training. Four ships of this class are now active with Bangladesh Coast Guard as offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

Ships of the class

::data[format=table] | – Minerva class | Name | Pennant number | Builder | Hull number | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Minerva | F 551 | Fincantieri Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) | 923 | 11 March 1985 | 3 April 1986 | 10 June 1987 | 14 May 2015 | Sold to Bangladesh Coast Guard Serving as (PL71) since 3 August 2016 | | | Urania | F 552 | 924 | 4 April 1985 | 21 June 1986 | 1 June 1987 | 10 March 2016 | Sold to Bangladesh Coast Guard Serving as (PL73) since June 2017 | | | | Danaide | F 553 | Fincantieri Muggiano (La Spezia) | 925 | 26 June 1985 | 18 October 1986 | 9 September 1987 | 10 March 2016 | Sold to Bangladesh Coast Guard Serving as (PL74) since June 2017 | | | Sfinge | F 554 | 926 | 2 September 1986 | 16 May 1987 | 13 February 1988 | 29 May 2017 | Scrapped 2024 Turkey | | | | Driade | F 555 | Fincantieri Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) | 5850 | 18 March 1988 | 11 March 1989 | 19 April 1990 | 25 September 2019 | Scrapped 2024 Turkey | | | Chimera | F 556 | Fincantieri Muggiano (La Spezia) | 5851 | 21 December 1988 | 7 April 1990 | 15 January 1991 | 25 September 2019 | Scrapped 2024 Turkey | | | Fenice | F 557 | 5852 | 6 September 1988 | 9 September 1989 | 11 September 1990 | 29 May 2017 | Scrapped 2024 Turkey | | | | Sibilla | F 558 | Fincantieri Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) | 5853 | 16 October 1989 | 15 September 1990 | 16 May 1991 | 14 May 2015 | Sold to Bangladesh Coast Guard Serving as (PL72) since 3 August 2016 | | ::

Leader-class offshore patrol vessel

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Coast_Guard_Ship_(Bangladesh).jpg" caption="Leader-class OPV of the [[Bangladesh Coast Guard"] ::

Four ships of this class, namely Minerva, Urania, Danaide and Sibilla, were acquired by the Bangladesh Coast Guard. These ships were reclassified as Leader-class offshore patrol vessels. Before delivery, each ship's weapons and sensor systems were removed and replaced with one Oerlikon KBA 25 mm gun and modern sensors appropriate to coast guard roles. A helipad was added at the stern of each ship to accommodate a search and rescue helicopter.

Citations

References

Saunders 2002, p. 362.
(28 June 2021). "Navy ships".

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