The Italian destroyer Andrea Doria makes a stop in Malaga

Named Andrea Doria, it is a destroyer of the Italian Navy, which has been moored since this morning at pier 2, next to ... the Palmeral of the port of Malaga. The ship will remain in the capital on February 5 and 6, and citizens who wish to do so can visit it.

The ship, measuring 153 meters in length, specializes in air defense and escorting aircraft carrier groups, and is en route to a deployment in Northern Europe to participate in a series of NATO multinational maneuvers, according to the armed forces of the Republic of Italy.

The Andrea Doria set sail from its country on January 18 and has a crew of 226 military personnel, including 41 women, and includes four members of the French Armed Forces.

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The ship is quite innovative, as it was launched on October 14, 2005, at the Riva Trigoso shipyard. It is one of the two ships belonging to the 'Orizzonte' class, a project born from the Franco-Italian collaboration. The Andrea Doria is considered one of the most prestigious ships of its Navy.

The ship will be open to the public and can be visited this Thursday, February 5, from 15:00 to 18:00; and Friday, February 6, from 10:30 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00

Thanks to state-of-the-art sensors, advanced telecommunications, and command and control systems, the ship has multifunction capabilities and can operate in a wide range of operational scenarios.

Its main capabilities include air and missile defense; protection of naval formations and convoys; combating surface and submarine threats, as well as in amphibious, maritime security, and humanitarian operations.

After entering service in December 2007, the destroyer has gained significant operational experience both nationally and internationally, in missions of NATO, the European Union, and the United Nations.

It has also operated as the flagship in maritime security and anti-piracy operations and for air defense, integrated with allied aircraft carrier groups in contexts of high operational intensity.

With an operational range of 7,600 nautical miles at 18 knots, it carries an SH90 helicopter and is equipped with armament including three Oto Melara 76/62 SR cannons; two 25/80 machine guns; a 48-cell PAAMS missile system; provision for eight Teseo Mk2/A S/S; two SCLAR-H rocket launchers and two Eurotorp B515/1 MU90 torpedo launchers.

The ship will be open to the public and can be visited on the following days and times: this Thursday, February 5, from 15:00 to 18:00; and Friday, February 6, from 10:30 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00.