The
name intermarine is historically linked to the design and
construction of Mine Countermeasures Vessels: unique ships
specially equipped for hunting and sweeping naval mines.
For the construction of this kind of vessels intermarine
has developed, and refined during the years, a special construction
technique and new raw materials particularly suitable for
construction of large vessels.
The validity of the technical solutions carefully studied
and implemented by intermarine is proven by facts: Military
Navies from all over the world, some of them among the most
prestigious, have chosen intermarine to construct or to
improve their fleet of Mine Countermeasures Vessels.
So far intermarine has built, directly or through licences
granted to foreign partners, 38 minehunters in 7 variants
for six Navies around the world, among which some of the
most prestigious:
Italy ("Lerici" and "Gaeta"
Class, for a total of 12 vessels)
U.S.A. ("Osprey" Class, 12
vessels)
Australia ("Huon" Class, 6
vessels)
Malaysia ("Mahamiru" Class,
4 vessels)
Nigeria ("Ohuè" Class,
2 vessels)
Thailand ("Lat Ya" Class, 2
vessels)
The number of different configurations implemented for
so many different Navies, in terms of combat and the propulsion
systems, is a proof of the capability of tailoring its
basic design on the specific operational, logistic and
technical requirements of each and every customer. It
can be affirmed that intermarine has integrated and installed
on its minehunters almost all the main equipment/ systems
today available in the mine countermeasure market, in
terms of:
Command and Control
systems
ATLAS MWS80-4 (for the Royal Thai Navy)
Datamat SSN 714 (for the Italian Navy)
GEC Marconi Nautis M (for the Royal Australian Navy)
Thomson TSM 2061 (For the Royal Malaysian and Nigerian
Navies)
Unisys (for the US Navy)
Variable depth Sonar:
FIAR SQQ-14/IT (for the Italian Navy)
GEC Marconi 2093 (for the Royal Australian Navy)
Raytheon AN/SQQ 32 (for the US Navy)
Hull mounted Sonar:
ATLAS DSQS-11M (for the Royal Thai Navy)
Thomson TSM 2022 (For the Royal Malaysian and Nigerian
Navies)
Mine Disposal Vehicles:
Bofors Double Eagle (for the Royal Australian Navy)
ECA PAP 104 (for the Royal Malaysian Navy)
Gaymarine Pluto and Pluto Plus (For the Italian, Nigerian
and Royal Thai Navies)
MIN (for the Italian Navy)
Propulsion system:
One Controllable pitch propeller + 3 thrusters (Italian
and Royal Australian Navies)
Two Controllable pitch propellers + 2 thrusters (Royal
Malaysian Navy)
Two waterjets (Nigerian Navy)
Two Voith Schneider Cycloidal propellers (for the US and
Royal Thai Navies)