Seafuture 2021: Intermarine displays Gaeta-class Gaeta minehunter.

During Seafuture, the international event dedicated to the Maritime, Defense, Security, and innovations in the naval and maritime sector will take place from 28 September to 1 October 2021, at the Navy Base of La Spezia, the firm Intermarine displays a model of Gaeta-class Gaeta M 5554 minehunter.

A model of Gaeta class mine countermeasures vessel M5554 (Picture source: Navy Recognition)

The eight ships of the Second Series Lerici class, more commonly known as the Gaeta class, were all launched in the early 1990s, and were commissioned by May 1996.

The Gaeta class is almost identical to the Lerici class: the main structural differences between the ships are that displacement of the latter is 77 tons greater, the hull is 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) longer, and the communications mast was moved from above the bridge to just forward of the exhaust funnel. The Gaetas also used an improved version of the VDS FIAR SQQ-14 (IT) sonar, which was fitted in 1991 to the four Lerici class ships.

ROV are Gaymarine Pluto and Gaymarine Pluto GIGAS. CMS was evolved version (Combat Management System) Datamat SSN-714(V)3UL. On board one larger hyperbaric chamber (8 seats).