GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 1983
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john sefton
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GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 1983
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI. Helicopter Carrier. Built by Italcantieri. Keel laid 26th March 1981. Launched 4th June 1983. Commissioned 30th September 1985. Displacement 13370tn (full load) 10000(design) L591' oa. B110'. Dr23'. (Flight deck L570.2'. B99.7') Four Fiat LM 2500 gas turbines. Two shafts. 80000hp. 30kn. Endurance 7000nm at 20kn. Armament Heavy AA, Six Breda 40mm/70cal AA in 3 twin mountings, SAM 2 x Selenia Eelsag Albatross octuple launchers w/48 Aspide missiles, SSM 4 x OTO Melara Tesco Mk 2 (TG2) , Torpedoes Six x 324mm B-S15 in 2 triple tubes w/Honeywell Mk 46 to be replaced by A.290. Aircraft: Fixed wing AV-SB Harrier 11 or Eighteen SH-3D Sea King Helicopters (12 in Hangers, 6 on deck). Capacity Sixteen harriers or Eighteen Sea Kings. Complement 750-1000. At present Feet Flagship - Italy 1998800L. SG1S19 (LB29/10. WP May 99)
Re: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 1983
Commissioned in September 1985 and designed as a gas turbine-powered helicopter carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi incorporates features suiting it for the carriage and operation of V/STOL (Vertical short take off and landing) fighters. The ship is named after Italian General Giuseppe Garibaldi.
The Garibaldi was designed specifically to provide ASW support for naval task forces and merchant convoys, and as such is fitted with full flagship facilities plus command, control and communication systems for both naval and air force operations. In emergencies it can also carry up to 600 troops for short periods. The extensive weaponry fitted also allows it to operate as an independent surface unit. The carrier carries a bow-mounted active search sonar. To permit helicopter operations in heavy weather the vessel has been fitted out with two pairs of fin stabilizers, and the aircraft maintenance facilities are sufficient not only to service the ship's own air group but also the light ASW helicopters of any escorting warships.
The Garibaldi was designed specifically to provide ASW support for naval task forces and merchant convoys, and as such is fitted with full flagship facilities plus command, control and communication systems for both naval and air force operations. In emergencies it can also carry up to 600 troops for short periods. The extensive weaponry fitted also allows it to operate as an independent surface unit. The carrier carries a bow-mounted active search sonar. To permit helicopter operations in heavy weather the vessel has been fitted out with two pairs of fin stabilizers, and the aircraft maintenance facilities are sufficient not only to service the ship's own air group but also the light ASW helicopters of any escorting warships.
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