Ship Francesco Morosini is the second of the seven Multipurpose Deep Sea Multi Purpose Combat Ship (Light Version) that fall under the plan of renewal of the operational lines of the naval units of the Navy, decided by the Government and the Parliament and launched in May 2015 under the auspices of OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Cooperation on Armaments).

Ship with high operational flexibility, designed to perform a multiplicity of tasks both of a purely military nature, such as patrolling, logistic transport and combat, but also of civil protection, thanks to its inherent dual capabilities, made evident by the peculiar predispositions on board. The two two modular aft areas allow, in fact, the boarding of containers suitable for the different needs of the mission, such as logistic and sanitary containers, and at the same time allow the boarding of Special Forces or a complex command.

Built entirely in Italy, at the Fincantieri shipyards in Riva Trigoso and Muggiano, the patrol boat stands out from view for its double staggered bow, similar to the rostrum of ancient Roman ships, engineering solution that allows the unit to reduce wave formation and fuel consumption, thus increasing the hydrodynamics and maximum speed.

Two other iconic and futuristic technological elements are the Naval Cockpit and the gearbox, the multi-clutch. The first allows the operation of the ship and air-sea operations from a single integrated station, managed by only two operators. The second, instead, allows to integrate, optimizing, the numerous propulsive assets and to fully exploit the propulsion capabilities of the unit to obtain a maximum speed over 32 knots.

The new technologies, accompanied by a marked modularity, make it an engineering solution of first level and a unit with high operational flexibility, able to conduct operations in many contexts.

Its characteristics make it a real jewel of the Italian genius.

His optical badge is P 431.

His name is IABO.