C-550 Cavour

Country:  Italy

Class, [Type]: Cavour, [CVH].

Builder: Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Italy.

Launch date: 20 July 2004.

Commission date: 27 March 2008.

Displacement ( tons ): 27.910 light, 30.000 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 244 x 39 x 8,7

Main machinery: COGAG: 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines ( 88.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): +28.

Range ( miles ): 7.000 at 16 knots.

Complement: 451 + 140 C4 + 203 Fleet Air Arm + 325 marines.

Guns: 2 × Oto Melara 76mm/62 Super Rapido, 3 × Oerlikon Contraves 25mm/80.

Missiles:  SAM: 2 x A43 Sylver VLS ( 32 x Aster-15 missiles ).

Military lift: 100 x light vehicles, 50 x medium vehicles, 24 x MBT´s.

Radar: Navigation: 2 x SMA SPN-753; Surface Search: 1 x AMS SPS-791 RASS; EW: 1 x AMS RAN-40S; Target designator/tracking: 1 x AMS SPY-790 EMPAR; Fire Control: 2 x AMS SPG-76 (RTN-30X/I) for guns.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x SCLAR-H decoy launchers; 2 x SLAT torpedo decoy launchers; towed torpedo decoy.

Helicopter: EH-101, NH-90 and SH-3D.

Aviation: AV-8B Harrier II Plus, and in the future F-35B.

Callsign: IASM ()

Homeport: Taranto.