Monday, March 28, 2011

Urania, Chimera and Sirio

Urania F 552, Chimera F 556, LivornoIn this period of the year a group of ships of the Italian Navy visits the port of Livorno as part of a training cruise for young officers. Here are the corvettes “Urania” (F 552) and “Chimera” (F 556).Urania F 552, Chimera F 556, LivornoThis class of units was developed in the 1980s and 1990s with the purpose of patrolling coastal waters, policing the fishing areas and is often used to train naval commandos.Sirio P 409, LivornoThe more recent “Sirio” (P 409) is an offshore patrol vessel, which means her range of action extends beyond the coastal waters. We have already seen another ship of this class, the “Orione” (P 410), in the same occasion last year.

See also: A Sphinx and Many Stars
Urania - Chimera - Sirio (Navy site, in Italian)
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 1:53 AM

    always a safe journey ahead for them. and one might only hope and pray that there training will remain a training for peace.


    please have a good new week ahead.

    daily athens

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  2. Luis GomezMarch 28, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    VP these are really amazing. I have always liked to see these kind of ships.

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  3. EG CameraGirlMarch 28, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    Training ships make interesting photo opportunities!

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  4. MichelleMarch 28, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    Interesting series!

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  5. JackMarch 28, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Living in such an active harbor city must be fascinating, with visits from the naval training ships and all the rest.

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  6. KateMarch 28, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    It must be a thrilling sight to see those huge ships. Can you watch any of the training?

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  7. RandyMarch 28, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    Very impressive looking ships.

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  8. DinaMarch 28, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Wow, the "Sirio" has such sleek lines. Look at that bow!

    Nice that they allow photographs.

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  9. VPMarch 28, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    These are not training ships, they are part of the regular Navy and, once in a while, take their turn in this annual training and evaluation cruise.

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  10. cieldequimperMarch 28, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I'm not a great fan of grey ships...

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  11. KaoriMarch 28, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    They look like they could go anywhere! :-D

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  12. jooMarch 28, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    You know how much I love the boats and ships!

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  13. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Interesting photos...Don took pictures at this port, only of a Russian vessel, they weren't very happy with him.

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  14. UnknownMarch 28, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Great shot of the Sirio!

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  15. Stefan JanssonMarch 28, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    It's a bit sad that we need to police the fishing areas with these ships.

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  16. Traveling HawkMarch 28, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    I like the names of the ships, especially Chimera!

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