Italian missile destroyer entered the Black Sea
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This morning, the Italian missile destroyer D560 Durand de la Penn entered the Black Sea through the Bosphorus Strait.
At present, the Durand de la Penne "closes" a short period when there were no large warships of the non-Black Sea NATO countries in the Black Sea - since July 27.
"Durand de la Penne" entered service in the Italian Navy in 1993. It has a total displacement of 5400 tons, a length of 147 meters, and can reach speeds of up to 31 knots. With a relatively small size, the ship is literally "stuffed" with missile and artillery systems, an anti-submarine missile-torpedo system, and torpedo tubes.
The weapons are based on the Otomat anti-ship cruise missiles, capable of reaching speeds of up to 1100 km / h with an acceleration of 6g and hitting targets at a distance of up to 200 km. There are two complexes of anti-aircraft missiles - 1 × 8 PU Mk 29 SAM "Sea Sparrow" / "Aspide" with 16 RIM-7 missiles with a range of 30 or 35 km and 1 × 1 PU Mk 13 SM-1MR missiles with 40 RIM-67 SM missiles -1 or SM-1ER with a range of 46 or 74 km.
The artillery is represented by one 127/54 mm installation Otobreda 127/54 Compatto, which allows firing guided Vulcano projectiles at a distance of 70-100 km, as well as three 76-mm / 62 OTO Melara. Anti-submarine weapons - 4 launchers of Milas missile-torpedoes and two built-in 324-mm torpedo tubes. There are also two helicopters - with a take-off area and a hangar.