C-551 Giuseppe Garibaldi

Country:  Italy

Class, [Type]: [CVV].

Builder: Italcantieri, Monfalcone, Italy.

Launch date: 04 June 1983.

Commission date: 30 September 1985.

Displacement ( tons ): 10.100 standard, 13.850 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 180,2 x 3,4 x 6,7

Main machinery: 4 x GE/Fiat LM-2500 gas turbines ( 80.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 29,5.

Range ( miles ): 7.000 at 20 knots.

Complement: 550 + 230 air group + 45 flag staff.

Guns: 3 x OTO Breda Dardo 40mm/70.

Missiles:  SAM: 2 x 8-round Albatros launchers ( 48 Aspide missiles ).

Torpedoes: 2 x triple 324mm B-515 ASW TT ( U.S. Mk 46 Mod. 5 torpedoes ).

Radar: Air search: Hughes SPS-52C, 3D, E/F bands, range 440 km; Selenia SPS-768 (RAN 3L),D band, range 220 km; SMA SPN-728, I band, range 73 km; Air/surface search: Selenia SPS-774 (RAN 10S), E/F bands; Surface search/target indication: SMA SPS-702 UPX; Navigation: SMA SPN-749(V)2; I band; Fire control: 3 x Selenia SPG-75 (RTN 30X), I/J bands, range 15 km (for Albatros); 3 x Selenia SPG-74 (RTN 20X), I/J bands, range 13 km (for Dardo); IFF: Mk XII; Tacan: SRN-15A.

Sonar: Raytheon DE 1160 LF, bow-mounted, active search, medium frequency.

Countermeasures: Decoys: SLQ-25 Nixie; 2 x Breda SCLAR 105mm launchers ( chaff and illuminants ); ESM/ECM: Elettronica Nettuno SLQ-732.

Helicopter: can carry up to 16 x SH-3D Sea King or EH-101 Merlin helicopters.

Aviation: can carry up to 16 AV-8B+ Harriers, but this leaves no space. 10 Harriers is a normal load.

Callsign: IAIQ ()

Comment: Serves as fleet flagship. To be retired in 2016 with the arrival of the Conte di Cavour ( ex - Andrea Doria ). It originally carried Teseo missiles ( SSM ) but have been removed.