Group profile
History
Yards
Engineering & Design
Reference list
How to reach us
Press & News
Rodriquez Quarterly
Download












   Lerici | Mahamiru | Ohuè | Osprey | Gaeta | Huon | Lat Ya

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)