Last flag for the lobsters Lobster, Murena and Purple

(To Marina Militare)
09/12/19

The date of December 5 marked the last moments of operational life of three units of the Navy, the ships Lobster, Murena e Purple, which ended their operational life after about 62 years of activity at the service of the community.

The last drop flag was chaired by the commander in chief of the naval team, team admiral Paolo Treu who symbolically received the flags of the three naval units from their respective commanders.

The three units, born as MSI (Inshore Minesweeper) "Amagnetic coastal minesweeper" of the MSI type, were built around the 50 years to be subsequently delivered to the Navy between the 1957 and the 1958.

Employed up to the 70 years in mine dredging operations dating back to the second world war, starting from the 1985 the ships belonging to the Class Lobster, were reclassified as auxiliary ships and assigned to the 74th Naval Training Group Command (COMGRUPNAVADD 74).

Frequently stationed in the port of Livorno, they were therefore mainly used for the training of students and officers attending the Naval Academy.

We therefore salute, Ship Lobster, Ship Murena of the Ship Purple which have allowed a profitable training to numerous students and officers of the Navy, with whom over the years they have lived a very long career at sea.