page_title: Esploratore-class patrol boat
hierarchical_section_title: Esploratore-class patrol boat
caption_attribution_description: Italian naval vessel of the Esploratore Class
context_page_description: The Esploratore class is a series of four coastal patrol boats of the Italian Navy. They were designed and built specifically for use by the Multinational Force and Observers peace-keeping mission in the Sinai. The mission is to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Straits of Tiran, safeguard human life at sea and protect the marine environment.
  Compared to the “Alberi” class they replaced, these ships feature lighter displacement, improved speed, longer range, and a crew requirement reduced by 40%.
context_section_description: The Esploratore class  is a series of four coastal patrol boats of the Italian Navy. They were designed and built specifically for use by the Multinational Force and Observers (M.F.O) peace-keeping mission in the Sinai (Red Sea). The mission is to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Straits of Tiran, safeguard human life at sea and protect the marine environment. 
  Compared to the “Alberi” class they replaced, these ships feature lighter displacement, improved speed, longer range, and a crew requirement reduced by 40%.
caption: Patrol ship Vedetta (P 407), Tiran strait, 2007
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