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Paolo Thaon di Revel (P430) is a Thaon di Revel Class Patrol Ship currently operated by the Italian Navy. Paolo Thaon di Revel was built by Fincantieri in Lerici, Italy. The ship has been in active service for 4 years.
The Paolo Thaon di Revel class consists of highly versatile multipurpose offshore patrol vessels, or Pattugliatori Polivalenti d'Altura (PPA), designed for the Italian Navy. Built around a common 143-meter platform, the class is produced in Light, Light Plus, and Full configurations, allowing capabilities to range from maritime patrol, surveillance, and humanitarian assistance to anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare. The ships feature advanced sensors, 127 mm and 76 mm naval guns, extensive aviation facilities, modular mission spaces, high speed of approximately 32 knots, and long endurance. Their flexible design allows the class to perform routine patrol and maritime security missions while the more heavily equipped variants can operate as first-line surface combatants.
View Paolo Thaon di Revel's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the patrol ship tracker map below. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available. Each new ship report received automatically updates the displayed data.
Paolo Thaon di Revel (P430) Current Deployment Details
Deployment Began: Sun Aug 02, 2026
Days Deployed: 44 days
Current Location: Central Mediterranean Sea
Previous Location: International waters east of Malta / flag-verification boarding of MV Sun (August 30, 2026)
Mission: Thaon di Revel-class multi-purpose combat ship serving as flagship of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI, enforcing the United Nations arms embargo on Libya, monitoring illicit maritime activity, verifying vessel nationality and flag status, countering sanctions evasion by suspected shadow-fleet shipping, and supporting European maritime security.
Sources: 'USNI News': 'European Union Naval Force Intercepts Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker' (September 2, 2026); 'Italian Ministry of Defence': 'Operation IRINI: Thaon di Revel Boards Tanker Belonging to the Russian Shadow Fleet' (August 2, 2026); 'USNI News': 'European Union Naval Task Force Intercepts Suspected Russian Shadow Tanker' (August 4, 2026)
Last Updated: Tue Sep 15, 2026 01:02 UTC
Note: The current location information above is an estimate from public reports and open-source intelligence. Exact positions are classified for operational security (OPSEC). The
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AIS data from this ship. Military ships typically transmit AIS data for maritime safety when operating near civilian traffic when not in an active theater.
