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Company

Fincantieri S.p.A.

Fincantieri is an Italian shipbuilder that builds cruise ships, naval ships, offshore units and underwater solutions. ↗

HeadquartersTrieste, Italy ↗
Founded1959 ↗
Ownership64.21% CDP Equity ↗; Borsa Italiana ↗

Products

  • Fincantieri builds FREMM multipurpose frigates, developed through a joint Italy-France project. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Navy is a Fincantieri customer through subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine, which was awarded the contract to build the lead Constellation-class frigate in 2020. ↗
  • The Italian Navy uses the Bergamini-class FREMM frigates Fincantieri builds; the first launched in July 2011 at the Riva Trigoso shipyard. ↗