SIRIO-class ocean patrol vessel

 2 SIRIO-class PATROL SHIPS (PS)

 Name     Pendant   Launched        Commissioned   Status
 SIRIO    P-409     May 11, 2002    May 30, 2003   Active
 ORIONE   P-410     July 27, 2002   Aug. 1, 2003   Active

The SIRIO class is a simplified variant of the COMANDANTE CIGALA FULGOSI class , which is based on the CASSIOPEA class of patrol craft. It was developed under the Nuove Unita per il Pattugliamento d'Altura (NUPA), or New High Seas Patrol Ships program. The class is...