This weekend three Minerva-class corvettes of the Italian Navy are berthed at the Capitaneria pier. Here are the “Chimera” (F 556) and the “Sfinge” (F 554).
The three units, built at the end of the 1980s, are identical, but the “Sfinge”, which means sphinx, has now a
radome where the other two still have an Albatros missile launcher. Any ship of our Navy still has a Latin motto:
Tacita atque resoluta (Silent and resolute) for the “Sfinge” and
In arduis intrepida (Fearless in arduous things) for the “Chimera”.
Further along the pier we can see the “Fenice” (F 557), which would be phoenix, with the predictable motto of
Resurgit (She rises).
See also:
A Sphinx and Many Stars -
Urania, Chimera and Sirio
External links:
Minerva-class corvette (Wikipedia)
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8 comments:
I love that first shot with the ships side by side.
Terrific shots, and good names for these ships, particularly Chimera.
That first shot is so neat! :)
It's good to know that there are still Latin mottoes around.
Nice how the two are roped together. Love that first shot.
Thanks for the new word radome.
Preparados para la guerra.
Saludos.
Wonderful shots VP. These are great.
La prima foto dice tutto! Ciao, Arianna
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