FINCANTIERI LAUNCHES THE FIRST PATROL VESSEL FOR QATAR
(WorldNews Italy)

FINCANTIERI LAUNCHES THE FIRST PATROL VESSEL FOR QATAR Trieste, September 18th, 2020 - The technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel) "Musherib", ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard, at the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini, of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Qatar Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, of the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Emiri Navy Maj. Gen. Abdulla Hassan Al Suleiti, and of the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, welcomed by the Chairman...