The four ships are Artigliere (pennant F 582), Aviere (F 583), Bersagliere (F 584) and Granatiere (F 585), and are used in fleet escort or long range patrolling duties.

The ship took part in the patrol of the Adriatic between 1995 and 2000 interspersed with a Naval Campaign in South East Asia between September 1997 and January 1998.

[citation needed] On 13 December 2013, at the Sottoflutto pier of the port of Castellammare di Stabia, the lowering of her flag took place.

[1] The ceremony was attended by civil and military authorities, including the mayor of Castellammare di Stabia, the vice-president of the retired artillerymen association, General Genta and the Chief of Staff of the Navy Admiral De Giorgi to whom the last commander of the unit, frigate captain Paolo Casulli handed over the combat flag.

[citation needed] ITS Artigliere (F582) and ITS Bersagliere (F584) was seen leaving La Spezia, Italy aboard the MS Seaway Albatross on 11 March 2024, on the way to Turkey for scrapping.