Its construction is made almost totally with steel; the structure is a continuous deck with a low, large stern, to accommodate the helicopter force.

The superstructure consists of two blocks, relatively low and wide, both with a high, antenna mast with a triangular cross-section for all the electronic.

[citation needed] She is laid down on 20 January 1988 and launched on 20 October 1989 by Fincantieri shipyards initially under the name Animoso, named after the same torpedo boat which served during World War II.

[1] Luigi Durand de la Penne entered Odesa Port, Ukraine on 4 September 2019.

[2] 25 August 2020, Luigi Durand de la Penne conducted an exercise with TCG Goksu in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.