Of the Italian Tipo 440-class corvettes. In 2006 according to the Esmeraldas-program refitted. Laid down at the shipyard Fincantieri Muggiano on 27September 1979, launched on 1 October a year later and commissioned on 7 August 1982.With a displacement of 685 (full load) tons were he dimensions 62,3 x 9,3 x 2,5 metres or 204.4 x 30.5 x 8 feet. The four diesel supplied via four shafts 22.140 hp allowing a speed of 37 knots and with a speed of 14 knots a range of 4.400 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 51 men. The armament consisted of 1-3”/7,6 cm gun, 1x2-4cm guns, 2x3-32,4cm torpedo tubes, 2x3 SSM Aerospatiale MM 40 Excet launchers and 1 SAM Selenia Elsag Albatros quad launcher. These details dated from fore the 2006 program.
