Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier, the current flagship of the Marina Militare Italiana, the Italian Navy. She is named after the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi. Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier was built by Fincantieri (Italcantieri) at the Monfalcone shipyards in the Gulf of Trieste. She was laid down in March 1981, launched in 1983 and was commissioned on September 30, 1985. Garibaldi is classed as a CVS–ASW or Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier and is based in Taranto.
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Displacement: | 10,000 tons (standard) 13,850 tons (loaded) |
| Length: | 180.2 m |
| Beam: | 30.4 m |
| Draught: | 8.2 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines providing 82,000 hp 6 × Diesel generators (9.360 KW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 630 Crew 100 Fleet Air Arm 100 C4 staff |
| Sensors and processing systems: | MM/SPS-768 (RAN 3L) long-range radar SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar AN/SPS-52C early warning radar SPS-702 CORA surface search radar SPN-749 navigation radar SPN-728 approach radar RTN-30 fire control radar RTN-10X fire control radar DE 1160 LF hull sonar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | SLQ-732 jamming system SCLAR decoy launcher SLAT anti-torpedo system SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy |
| Armament: | 2 × Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow/Selenia Aspide SAM 3 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes 4 × Otomat Mk 2 SSMs (removed) |
| Aircraft carried: | AV-8B Harrier II fighter/bombers Augusta SH-3D or AgustaWestland EH101 helicopters (ASW, ASH and AEW) |
| Notes: | Pennant 551 |
Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier is powered by four Fiat COGAG gas turbines built under license from GE, offering a sustained power of 81,000 hp (60 MW). Driving two shafts the ship has a maximum speed of 30 knots (56km/h) and can travel for 7,000 nautical miles (13,000km) at around 20 knots (37km/h).
Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier was equipped with four Otomat Mk2 long range surface to surface missile system installed at the stern of the ship (removed in 2003 to improve flight deck and satellite communications) and two ILAS 3 triple tube torpedo launchers. Defences are provided by two eight-cell SAM launchers firing the SARH Aspide missile, additional defences are offered by three Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO CIWS.
The Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier also has many Counter-measures include two SCLAR twenty-barrel launchers for chaff, decoy, flares, or jammers, the SLQ-25 Nixie and SLAT anti-torpedo systems and ECM systems.
Her air-arm consists of either a maximum sixteen AV-8B Harrier IIs, or eighteen Agusta helicopters or a mix of helicopters and fighters. The flight-deck is the characteristic off-axis design with 4 degrees ski-jump for STOL aircraft, it is 174 m long and 30,4 m wide.
