FRANCESCO MIMBelli (d 561) – Wikipedia

The Navy LanciaMissili Destroyer Francesco imdbelli ( D 561 ) It is a multi -rocker unit for the anti -aircraft struggle, anti -Sommergible struggle, fighting anti -valer and for long -range bombardment.

It counts a crew of 377 people (of whom 10% female). The hull is continuously bridge with two blocks of superstructures that incorporate the two fumaioli, with the poppiera area occupied for a length of about 25 meters from the flight bridge and for a length of 18m from the hangar that can accommodate two helicopters. The shape of the hull and two pairs of stabilizers ensure a considerable reduction in roll.

The ship is equipped with armament, consistent and differentiated that makes it suitable to fulfill multiple fundamental tasks: primarily the zone aerial defense, contributing not only to the protection of naval formations and convoys, but also to the national and born air defense. Furthermore, its armament makes it suitable for the contrast of underwater and surface units, the support of amphibious operations and the use in the coastal bombing and is suitable as a complex control, task carried out on several occasions.

During the last work stop, carried out between 2006 and 2009, he underwent a remarkable modernization process with the replacement of multiple components of the combat system which involved an increase in performance in terms of processing and calculation capacity.

The ship bears the name of Francesco Mimbelli, a gold medal for military valor of the Second World War. The construction of the unit, which began in 1989, took place in the Riva Trigoso shipyard; The ship was passed on April 13, 1991 and was delivered to the Navy on October 18, 1993.

The unit has the ship as a twin Durand de la Penne . The two units had been launched with names Game It is Bold , resuming the names of two torpedoists of the cyclone class of the Royal Marina, who operated during the Second World War. With the death of Durand de la Penne, which took place during the set -up phase, it was instead decided to name the units to these two war heroes and on 10 June 1992 ship Bold He took his name from Francesco Mimbelli.

Nave Mimbelli It is dependent on the command of the 2nd naval division of Taranto; Its assignment port is Taranto at the new Mar Grande Naval Station.

Nave Mimbelli He has taken part in numerous training activities both nationally and internationally.

From 31 January 2003 to 1 June 2003 he took part as a ship of the Task Force 150 command at the Resolute Behaviour- enduring Freedom operation for the control of aeronaval traffic and escort activities to merchant and military units in transit to and from the Strait by Bab El-Mandeb.

From 4 to 10 April 2005, on the occasion of the funeral of Pope John Paul II he took part in the Great event Jupiter 2005.

After the modernization works carried out between 2006 and 2009, from 22 February to 1 March 2011, in the context of the Libyan crisis, he carried out presence and surveillance tasks, evacuating on February 28, 300 civilians from the Libyan port of Marsa El Brega .

From 7 February to 19 August 2014 he took part, included in the Task Force 508 of the standing born Maritime Group at the Ocean Shield operation for the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean.

From 29 July to 30 September 2015, and from 27 December 2015 to 18 February 2016 he took part in the Safe Sea operation, employed by the command of the third naval group, for the protection of national interests in the central and Libyan Mediterranean, contributing to save the life of about 3700 migrants.

From 19 September to 4 November and from 26 December 2016 to 14 January 2017 he took part, in the quality ship quality, to the Safe Sea operation, operating to the directors of the first naval division, during the first period, and the command of the forces from patrolling for surveillance and coastal defense in the second period.

From 22 to 29 May 2017, he participated in the Naxos operation, as command ship of the maritime component and air defense units, integrating with the other FF.AA. and police forces in the interministerial device in charge of the security frame during the G7 that was held in Taormina.

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  Model of Francesco imdbelli at the Venice Nautical Salone

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  The ship in exercise in the Mediterranean in October 2013

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  The ship in exercise in the Mediterranean with the American aircraft carrier Nimitz

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  Prora by Nave Francesco Mimbelli (D561)

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  Nave Francesco Mimbelli (D561) to the mooring at the Mar Naval Station Grande for the Navy Family Day of 14 September 2019