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The Sparviero class is a Guided Missile Patrol Boat designed for and formerly in use with the [[Italian Navy]]. The Japanese Go class is an updated version currently in use with the [[Japanese Navy]]. They are the fastest craft in Italian and Japanese naval history. A small [[hydrofoil]], it is capable of traveling at speeds of 46 knots, and is one of the last military [[hydrofoil]] types to enter service. |
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| Ship image = Sparviero DN-ST-84-03940.jpg |
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| Ship caption = Italian ''Sparviero''-class hydrofoil ''Nibbio'' underway |
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| Builders = [[Fincantieri]], Sumitomo |
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| Operators = *{{navy|Italy}} |
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| Built range = *1973–1983 (Italy) |
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*1991–1995 (Japan) |
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| In commission range = 1974–2010 {{Citation Needed|date=March 2024}} |
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| Header caption = ''Sparveiero'' class<ref name="cf98 p381-2">Baker 1998, pp. 381–382.</ref> |
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| Ship type = [[Fast attack craft|Fast attack]] [[hydrofoil]] |
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| Ship displacement = 60.6 tons full load |
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| Ship length = {{convert|22.95|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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{{convert|24.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (hydrofoils retracted) |
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| Ship beam = {{convert|7.01|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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| Ship draught = {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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{{convert|1.45|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (on foils at speed) |
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| Ship propulsion = [[CODAG]] |
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1 × [[Rolls-Royce Proteus]] 15 M560 gas turbine driving waterjet, {{convert|5044|shp|kW|order=flip|abbr=on}} |
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1 × Isotta-Fraschini ID38N6V diesel, 1 propeller, {{convert|290|bhp|kW|abbr=on|order=flip}} |
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| Ship speed = {{convert|50|kn|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} |
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| Ship range = {{convert|400|nmi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} at {{convert|45|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} |
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{{convert|1050|nmi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} at {{convert|8|kn|km/h}} |
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| Ship complement = 8 enlisted plus 2 officers |
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| Ship sensors = SMA SPQ 701 navigation radar |
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AESN SPG-70 fire control radar |
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| Ship armament = *1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm]] gun |
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*2 × [[Otomat]] [[Anti-ship missile]]s |
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*1 × [[M61 Vulcan]] |
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*4 × [[Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile]]s |
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*(MSDF loadout) |
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The '''''Sparviero'' class''', also known as the '''''Nibbio'' class''', are small [[hydrofoil]] [[missile boat]]s capable of traveling at speeds of {{convert|46|kn|lk=in}}. They were designed for and formerly used by the [[Italian Navy]]. The Japanese '''1-go-class missile boat''' is an updated version formerly used by the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (JMSDF). |
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==History== |
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The Sparviero class fast attack hydrofoil was designed in Italy by Fincantieri located in [[Muggiano, Italy]] and based on the US Navy's Tucumcari class hydrofoil. The first of class (Sparviero P 420) was laid down by Alinavi in [[La Spezia, Italy]] and commissioned on 15 July 1974. Ultimately 8 of the class were built (P 420-P 426) with the last ship (P 920) built as a private venture by Fincantieri and was not bought by the [[Italian Navy]]. All were constructed with aluminium hulls and superstructure. The ships were capable of day running only and contained no sleeping accommodations. Plans to upgrade the engines were postponed, and all of the Italian ships have now been decommissioned. |
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== History == |
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Three additional Sparviero class were built by Sumitomo in [[Uraga, Japan]] with assistance from Fincantieri. Initial plans were to construct up to 12 of the type for use by the [[Japanese Navy]]. The first two were approved in FY90 and both were laid down on 25 March 1991. One more was approved in FY92 and laid down on 8 March 1993. A forth was asked for but not authorized. Production ended with three vessels produced. Considering the falling popularity of hydrofoil designs in military service (US, Israel, Italy and Russia), this was a surprising design choice for Japan. |
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===Italy=== |
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The ''Sparviero''-class fast attack [[hydrofoil]] was designed in Italy by the Alinavi society, a consortium of the American company [[Boeing]], the Italian government's naval research branch, and Carlo Rodriquez , a [[Messina]]-based builder of commercial hydrofoils, based on Boeing's {{USS|Tucumcari|PGH-2|2}} for the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="conways47 p217">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 217.</ref><ref name="cf98 p382">Baker 1998, p. 382.</ref> A prototype, named ''Sparviero'' was ordered in 1970 for the [[Italian Navy]],<ref name="conways47 p196">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 196.</ref> ''Sparviero'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] by Alinavi in [[La Spezia, Italy|La Spezia]] in April 1971, was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 9 May 1973 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into Italian service on 15 July 1974.<ref name="JFS85 p275">Moore 1985, p. 275.</ref><ref name="cf90 p280"/> |
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The design used the Boeing Jetfoil system, with one hydrofoil forward and two aft, which folded out of the water when cruising. The boat was propelled at high speeds by a [[Rolls-Royce Proteus]] [[gas turbine]] driving a [[Pump-jet|water jet]], while a diesel engine driving a retractable propeller powered the boat at low speeds. The hull and [[superstructure]] were constructed entirely of aluminium. As the design was intended for short-range, high speed operations, no sleeping accommodation was fitted. Armament consisted of two [[Otomat]] [[anti-ship missile]]s aft and a single [[Otobreda 76 mm|Oto Melara {{cvt|76|mm|in}}]] rapid-fire gun forward.<ref name="conways47 p217"/><ref name="cf98 p382"/> |
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It was planned in 1974–1975 to order four more ''Sparviero''-class hydrofoils, to be supplemented by at least two larger {{sclass|Pegasus|hydrofoil|1}}s, but plans for a [[NATO]]-wide standardisation on the ''Pegasus'' class were abandoned. When orders were finally placed in 1977, they were for six more ''Sparviero''s (giving seven in total) and no ''Pegasus''-class boats.<ref name="cf98 p382"/><ref name="conways47 p197">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 197.</ref> The new boats, built by [[Fincantieri]] at [[Muggiano]], entered service from 1982 to 1984, and differed from the prototype in having a more advanced installation for the Otomat missiles (using the Teseo control system) and having water injection fitted to the gas turbines.<ref name="conways47 p217"/><ref name="JFS85 p275"/><ref name="cf90 p280"/> |
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The class proved to be underpowered, and it was hoped to re-engine them with more powerful ({{convert|6394|bhp|kW|lk=on|abbr=on|order=flip|disp=semicolon}}) Alison gas turbines, but these plans were later abandoned.<ref name="cf98 p382"/><ref name="cf90 p280"/> All of the Italian boats have now been decommissioned. |
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===Japan=== |
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The [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] (JMSDF) selected a modified version of the ''Sparviero'' class as a replacement for its {{sclass2|PT 11|torpedo boat|1}}s. A license agreement was signed in 1991 to build up to 12 ''Sparviero''s, with the first two approved in [[Fiscal year|FY90]] and both were laid down by [[Sumitomo]] in [[Uraga, Kanagawa|Uraga]] on 25 March 1991. An order for a third boat was delayed to help pay for Japan's contribution to the [[Gulf War]], with it not being laid down until 1993. A request for a fourth boat under the FY 95 budget was rejected, and plans for further hydrofoils abandoned.<ref name="cf98 p382"/><ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> |
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The Japanese chose different armament than used in the Italian boats, with up to four [[Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile]]s replacing the Otomats and a non-stabilised {{cvt|20|mm}} [[M61 Vulcan]] [[rotary cannon]] replacing the larger Oto Melara gun. The main powerplant is a {{convert|5200|shp|kW|abbr=on|order=flip}} [[General Electric LM500]] gas turbine.<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> |
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==Military use== |
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Italian boats have all been decommissioned. The ''Sparviero'' class was used by the Japanese coastal patrol forces as a fast attack interceptor. |
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The Sparviero class is currently used by the Japanese coastal patrol forces as a fast attack interceptor, and pose a serious threat to any attacker with their high maneuvering speed and long range missile armament. |
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==Ships in class== |
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*{{navy|Japan}} |
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! || Number || Laid down|| Launched || Commissioned || Decommissioned || Notes |
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|''Sparviero''|| P 420 || April 1971<ref name="cf90 p280">Prézelin and Baker 1990, p. 280.</ref>|| 9 May 1973<ref name="cf90 p280"/> || 15 July 1974<ref name="cf90 p280"/> || 30 September 1991<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| |
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|''Nibbio''|| P 421 || 1 August 1977<ref name="cf90 p280"/> || 29 February 1980<ref name="cf90 p280"/> || 7 March 1980<ref name="cf90 p280"/> || 10 October 1996<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| |
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|''Falcone''|| P 422 || 1 October 1977<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 27 October 1980<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 7 March 1982 <ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| || |
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|''Astore''|| P 423 || 1 July 1978<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> ||20 July 1981<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| 5 February 1983<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| || |
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|''Grifone''|| P 424 ||15 November 1978<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 1 December 1981<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| 5 February 1983<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| || |
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|''Gheppio''|| P 425 ||16 May 1979<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 24 June 1982<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 20 September 1983<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || || |
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|''Condor''|| P 426 || 21 March 1980<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 25 January 1983<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/> || 7 April 1984<ref name="cf98 p381-2"/>|| || |
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(All currently decommissioned, but some may have been reactivated in 2014{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}) |
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|''PG 01'' || 821 || 25 March 1991<ref name="cf98 p427-8">Baker 1998, pp. 427–428.</ref> ||17 July 1992<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 22 March 1993<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> ||6 June 2008{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}|| |
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|''PG 02'' || 822 || 25 March 1991<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 17 July 1992<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 22 March 1993<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 6 June 2008{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}|| |
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|''PG 03'' ||823 || 8 March 1993<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 15 June 1994<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 13 March 1995<ref name="cf98 p427-8"/> || 24 June 2010{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}|| |
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== See also == |
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* {{HMCS|Bras d'Or|FHE 400}}, a Canadian hydrofoil intended for anti-submarine duties |
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*Italy (all decommissioned) |
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* {{HMS|Speedy|P296}}, a [[Royal Navy]] [[Jetfoil]] [[mine countermeasure vessel]]. |
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**Sparviero (P 420) |
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* {{sclass2|Matka|missile boat|1}}, a class of Soviet PHM |
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**Nibbio (P421) |
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* {{sclass2|Sarancha|missile boat|1}}, a class of Soviet PHM |
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**Falcone (P 422) |
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**Astore (P 423) |
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**Grifone (P 424) |
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**Gheppio (P 425) |
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**Condor (P 426) |
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**Saettia (P 920) |
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== References == |
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*Japan |
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{{Reflist}} |
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**PG 01 (No 821) (launched 17 July 1992) (Commissioned 25 march 1993) |
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**PG 02 (No 822) (launched 17 July 1992) (Commissioned 25 March 1993) |
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**PG 03 (No 823) (Launched 15 June 1994) (Commissioned 13 March 1995) |
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* Baker, A.D. ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999''. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. {{ISBN|1-55750-111-4}}. |
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==Specifications== |
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* Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. ''Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995''. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. {{ISBN|1-55750-132-7}}. |
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*Designer / Manufacturer: Fincantieri/Sumitomo |
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* Moore, John. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86''. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1985. {{ISBN|0-7106-0814-4}}. |
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*Crew 11 (3 officers) (Italy 10 (2 officers)) |
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* Prézelin, Bernard and Baker, A.D. ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991''. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1990. {{ISBN|0-87021-250-8}}. |
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*Dimensions |
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* Saunders, Stephen (RN) Jane's Fighting Ships 2003-2004 {{ISBN|0-7106-2546-4}} |
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**Length 21.8 metres (24.6 meters on hydrofoil) |
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**Width 7 metres (7 meters on hydrofoil) |
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**full load displacement 50 tons (Italy 60.6 tons) |
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*Propulsion |
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**Motor: 1 gas turbine, 1 pumpjet, 1 diesel engine |
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**Power: 1 GE/IHI LM 500 gas turbine engine 5000 horspower sustained (Italy 1 Rolls-Royce Proteus 15M560 gas turbine driving waterjet pump 4500-5000 horsepower) |
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**Propellers: 1 retractable prop (hullborne) |
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*Performance |
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**Speed 46 knots (8 knots diesel)(Italy 40 knots max) |
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**Range 400 miles at 45 knots (40 knots Italy), 1,200 miles at 8 knots |
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*Weapons |
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**Missils: SSM: 4 Mitsubishi SSM-1B (deritive of land-based system); range 150 km (Italy 2 OTO Melara/Matra Otomat Teseo Mk 2; active radar homing to 160 km, 210 kg warhead) |
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**Guns: 1GE 20mm/76 Sea Vulcan; 3 barrels on each mounting; 1,500 rounds/minute combined to 4 km (Italy 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76mm)/62 compact) |
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*Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 Loral Hycor Mk 36 SRBOC chaff launchers (Japan only) |
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*Radar; Surface search; JRC OPS-28-2; G-band (Italy SMA 3 RM 7-250 (SPQ 701); I-band) |
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[[Category:Hydrofoils]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Missile boats]] |
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Saunders, Stephen (RN) Jane's Fighting Ships 2003-2004 ISBN 0 7106 2546 4 |
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[[Category:Ships built in Italy]] |
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[[Category:Ships built in Japan]] |
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[[Category:Ships of the Marina Militare]] |
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[[Category:Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] |
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[[Category:Patrol boat classes]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 24 October 2024
 Italian Sparviero-class hydrofoil Nibbio underway
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Fincantieri, Sumitomo |
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| In commission | 1974–2010 [citation needed] |
| Retired | 11 |
| General characteristics Sparveiero class[1] | |
| Type | Fast attack hydrofoil |
| Displacement | 60.6 tons full load |
| Length | 22.95 m (75 ft 4 in) 24.56 m (80 ft 7 in) (hydrofoils retracted) |
| Beam | 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) (on foils at speed) |
| Propulsion | CODAG
1 × Rolls-Royce Proteus 15 M560 gas turbine driving waterjet, 3,761 kW (5,044 shp) 1 × Isotta-Fraschini ID38N6V diesel, 1 propeller, 220 kW (290 bhp) |
| Speed | 93 km/h (50 kn) |
| Range | 740 km (400 nmi) at 45 kn (83 km/h) 1,940 km (1,050 nmi) at 8 knots (15 km/h) |
| Complement | 8 enlisted plus 2 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems | SMA SPQ 701 navigation radar AESN SPG-70 fire control radar |
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The Sparviero class, also known as the Nibbio class, are small hydrofoil missile boats capable of traveling at speeds of 46 knots (85 km/h; 53 mph). They were designed for and formerly used by the Italian Navy. The Japanese 1-go-class missile boat is an updated version formerly used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
History
[edit]Italy
[edit]The Sparviero-class fast attack hydrofoil was designed in Italy by the Alinavi society, a consortium of the American company Boeing, the Italian government's naval research branch, and Carlo Rodriquez , a Messina-based builder of commercial hydrofoils, based on Boeing's Tucumcari for the United States Navy.[2][3] A prototype, named Sparviero was ordered in 1970 for the Italian Navy,[4] Sparviero was laid down by Alinavi in La Spezia in April 1971, was launched on 9 May 1973 and commissioned into Italian service on 15 July 1974.[5][6]
The design used the Boeing Jetfoil system, with one hydrofoil forward and two aft, which folded out of the water when cruising. The boat was propelled at high speeds by a Rolls-Royce Proteus gas turbine driving a water jet, while a diesel engine driving a retractable propeller powered the boat at low speeds. The hull and superstructure were constructed entirely of aluminium. As the design was intended for short-range, high speed operations, no sleeping accommodation was fitted. Armament consisted of two Otomat anti-ship missiles aft and a single Oto Melara 76 mm (3.0 in) rapid-fire gun forward.[2][3]
It was planned in 1974–1975 to order four more Sparviero-class hydrofoils, to be supplemented by at least two larger Pegasus-class hydrofoils, but plans for a NATO-wide standardisation on the Pegasus class were abandoned. When orders were finally placed in 1977, they were for six more Sparvieros (giving seven in total) and no Pegasus-class boats.[3][7] The new boats, built by Fincantieri at Muggiano, entered service from 1982 to 1984, and differed from the prototype in having a more advanced installation for the Otomat missiles (using the Teseo control system) and having water injection fitted to the gas turbines.[2][5][6]
The class proved to be underpowered, and it was hoped to re-engine them with more powerful (4,768 kW; 6,394 bhp) Alison gas turbines, but these plans were later abandoned.[3][6] All of the Italian boats have now been decommissioned.
Japan
[edit]The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) selected a modified version of the Sparviero class as a replacement for its PT 11-class torpedo boats. A license agreement was signed in 1991 to build up to 12 Sparvieros, with the first two approved in FY90 and both were laid down by Sumitomo in Uraga on 25 March 1991. An order for a third boat was delayed to help pay for Japan's contribution to the Gulf War, with it not being laid down until 1993. A request for a fourth boat under the FY 95 budget was rejected, and plans for further hydrofoils abandoned.[3][8]
The Japanese chose different armament than used in the Italian boats, with up to four Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missiles replacing the Otomats and a non-stabilised 20 mm (0.79 in) M61 Vulcan rotary cannon replacing the larger Oto Melara gun. The main powerplant is a 3,900 kW (5,200 shp) General Electric LM500 gas turbine.[8]
Military use
[edit]Italian boats have all been decommissioned. The Sparviero class was used by the Japanese coastal patrol forces as a fast attack interceptor.
Ships in class
[edit]Italy
[edit](All decommissioned)
| Number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes | |
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| Sparviero | P 420 | April 1971[6] | 9 May 1973[6] | 15 July 1974[6] | 30 September 1991[1] | |
| Nibbio | P 421 | 1 August 1977[6] | 29 February 1980[6] | 7 March 1980[6] | 10 October 1996[1] | |
| Falcone | P 422 | 1 October 1977[1] | 27 October 1980[1] | 7 March 1982 [1] | ||
| Astore | P 423 | 1 July 1978[1] | 20 July 1981[1] | 5 February 1983[1] | ||
| Grifone | P 424 | 15 November 1978[1] | 1 December 1981[1] | 5 February 1983[1] | ||
| Gheppio | P 425 | 16 May 1979[1] | 24 June 1982[1] | 20 September 1983[1] | ||
| Condor | P 426 | 21 March 1980[1] | 25 January 1983[1] | 7 April 1984[1] |
Japan
[edit](All currently decommissioned, but some may have been reactivated in 2014[citation needed])
| Number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes | |
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| PG 01 | 821 | 25 March 1991[8] | 17 July 1992[8] | 22 March 1993[8] | 6 June 2008[citation needed] | |
| PG 02 | 822 | 25 March 1991[8] | 17 July 1992[8] | 22 March 1993[8] | 6 June 2008[citation needed] | |
| PG 03 | 823 | 8 March 1993[8] | 15 June 1994[8] | 13 March 1995[8] | 24 June 2010[citation needed] |
See also
[edit]- HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400), a Canadian hydrofoil intended for anti-submarine duties
- HMS Speedy (P296), a Royal Navy Jetfoil mine countermeasure vessel.
- Matka-class missile boat, a class of Soviet PHM
- Sarancha-class missile boat, a class of Soviet PHM
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Baker 1998, pp. 381–382.
- ^ a b c Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 217.
- ^ a b c d e Baker 1998, p. 382.
- ^ Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 196.
- ^ a b Moore 1985, p. 275.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Prézelin and Baker 1990, p. 280.
- ^ Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 197.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Baker 1998, pp. 427–428.
- Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
- Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1985. ISBN 0-7106-0814-4.
- Prézelin, Bernard and Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1990. ISBN 0-87021-250-8.
- Saunders, Stephen (RN) Jane's Fighting Ships 2003-2004 ISBN 0-7106-2546-4