Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Cassiopea

Italian Navy patrol boat P401 Cassiopea, porto di Livorno
The patrol boat “Cassiopea” was launched in 1987 at the Fincantieri shipyard at Muggiano, La Spezia. She was the first ship of the her namesake class.
Oto Melara 76/62 MMI, Italian Navy patrol boat P401 Cassiopea, porto di Livorno
Her Oto Melara 76/62 MMI gun is actually a hand-me-down from a discarded Bergamini-class frigate.
(Pictures taken in September 2013)

External links: Bergamini-class frigate - Cassiopea-class patrol vessel - Oto Melara 76/62 MMI (Wikipedia)
- Cassiopea (Marina Militare)

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10 comments:

  1. MichelleJanuary 22, 2014 at 1:03 AM

    I always enjoy these photos of ships!

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  2. JackJanuary 22, 2014 at 3:31 AM

    With that gray color and the weaponry, it sure doesn't look like a pleasure boat!

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  3. RandyJanuary 22, 2014 at 4:14 AM

    It's not the Love Boat.

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  4. cieldequimperJanuary 22, 2014 at 8:24 AM

    I really don't like guns...

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  5. DinaJanuary 22, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    It's nice to see an old workhorse in there with all the spiffy new ships .

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  6. Luis GomezJanuary 22, 2014 at 12:36 PM

    These are great.

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  7. Stefan JanssonJanuary 22, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    As long as they don't have to use that gun I'm okay with this!

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  8. HalcyonJanuary 22, 2014 at 5:22 PM

    Is she still patrolling? That gun is a bit intimidating!

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  9. KarlJanuary 22, 2014 at 6:17 PM

    A nice name for a patrol boat, a bit intimidating, but necessary, I think...

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  10. UnknownJanuary 23, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    I'm always amazed at the parafrenalia on war ships.

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