F-593 Carabiniere

Country:  Italy

Class, [Type]: Bergamini, [FFG].

Builder: Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Italy.

Launch date: 29 March 2014.

Commission date: 28 April 2015.

Displacement ( tons ): 5.500, 6.688 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 144 x 19,7 x 5,1

Main machinery: CODLAG: 1 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine ( 32 MW ), 2 × Jeumont Electric electric motors ( 2.5 MW each ), 2 x shafts.

Speed ( knots ): 28.

Range ( miles ): 7.800 at 15 knots.

Complement: 124.

Guns: 1 × Leonardo Otobreda 127mm/64 Vulcano, 1 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76mm/62 Davide/Strales CIWS, 2 × Leonardo Oto Melara/Oerlikon KBA 25mm/80, 2 x SITEP MS-424 (acoustic).

Missiles:  SAM:16 x Aster 15/30 missiles launched from Sylver A50 VLS; SSM: 8 × MBDA Teseo/Otomat Mk-2/A.

Torpedoes: 2 x triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes.

Radar: 1 x Selex SPY-790 EMPAR MFRA, 1 x Selex RAN-30X/I 2D medium range; Navigation: 1 x Selex ES SPN-730 LPI, 2 x GEM SPN 753G(V) 10; Fire Control: 2 x Selex NA-25X.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x OTO Melara SCLAR-H decoy launchers, provision for CONTRALTO-V (SLAT) torpedo defence system; ESM/ECM: Thales Altesse-C, Electronica NETTUNO 4100.

Helicopter: 2 x SH90 or 1 x SH90 + 1 AW101.

Comment: General purpouse variant of the FREMM frigate. Double hangar.

Homeport: Taranto.

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