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"Orizzonte" frigates: Italian "Andrea Doria" to stay on the sea on October 18

Riva Trigoso, Italy - Launch of the new Italian Navy's warship has been scheduled on such a date

The first of the two new "Orizzonte" class frigates for Italian Navy, "Andrea Doria", will be launched on next October 18 at the Fincantieri Riva Trigoso (Genoa) plant. It is scheduled that it enters service early in 2008 while the second naval unit, named "Caio Duilio", will follow some around 18 months later. The "Orizzonte" class ships are jointly produced with France (which ordered two units as...

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Rome, Italy, 09/30/2005 12:46
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