title: Esploratore-class patrol boat
text: # Esploratore-class patrol boat
  
  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 (MFO) 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%.
  
  ## Ships
  
  Italian Navy – Esploratore class :
  
  | Ship | Pennant number | Hull number | Shipyard | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Motto |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Esploratore | P 405 | 195 | Istria, Cadimare La Spezia | 14 February 1995 | 4 November 1996 | 14 July 1997 | Videx post fata surgo |
  | Sentinella | P 406 | 196 | Istria, Cadimare La Spezia | 14 February 1995 | 13 November 1997 | 10 July 1998 | All'erta sto |
  | Vedetta | P 407 | 197 | CLEMNA, Cadimare La Spezia | 14 February 1995 | 11 January 1997 | 29 July 1999 | Cor meum vigilat |
  | Staffetta | P 408 | | SIMAN Srl, Cadimare La Spezia | 24 May 1997 | 12 January 2001 | 6 July 2005 | Ubi navis ibi Patria |
  