Conte DI CAVOUR
Aircraft Carrier - Italian Navy Italy
The Conte di Cavour (550) is one of two actively serving Italian Navy aircraft carriers. The newer Cavour was commissioned in 2008 and was completed with a straight deck design featuring a ski jump ramp offset to portside for supporting its air wing of Harrier IIs and AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin helicopters - approximately 20 total aircraft.
Conte Di Cavour (550) Aircraft Carrier variants:
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| Weapon Systems |
| Â Main armament |
2 x Oto Melara 76mm /62 calibre Super Rapido Guns;
3 x Oerlikon Contraves 25mm /80 calibre anti-aircraft guns. |
| Â Torpedoes |
NA |
| Â Auxiliary Armament |
Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System;
EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM) |
| Â Missiles |
4 x 8-cell A43 Sylver surface-to-air missile launchers (MBDA Aster 15 missile); |
| Â Counter-Measures |
2 x ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems |
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| Engines/Propulsion |
| Engines |
COGAG scheme;
2 x shafts;
4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines providing 88,000 kW (118,000 bhp);
6 × diesel generators Wärtsila CW 12V200 13,200 kW (17,700 bhp).
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| Speed |
28 knots |
| Range |
7000 nautical miles |
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| Onboard Equipment |
| Others |
Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF system;
TACAN SRN-15 A;
WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance Sonar (Leonardo Thesan);
2 x Selex ES IRST SASS (Silent Acquisition and Surveillance System);
GEM Elettronica IRST EOSS-100. |
| Radars |
Selex RAN-40L 3D L-band long-range radar;
Selex ES EMPAR (SPY-790) multifunction radar;
Selex ES RAN-30X/I RASS (SPS-791) surface radar;
2 × SELEX ES RTN-25X Orion, fire direction radars;
PAR (Precision Approach Radar) Selex ES MM/SPN-720;
PALS (Precision Approach and Landing System) Telephonics AN/SPN-41A;
2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars. |
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| Dimensions |
Displacement |
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Length:
800 ft (243.84 m)
Width/Beam:
128 ft (39.01 m)
Height/Draught:
28.5 ft (8.69 m)
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27,000 tons |
| Aircraft |
Crew |
| 20Â |
1120 |
| Aircraft Carried |
Date of service |
8 x AV-8B Harrier II VTOL strike aircraft;
8 x AV-8B Harrier II VTOL strike aircraft;
12 x AgustaWestland EH101 Airborne Early Warning helicopters. |
2008 |
| Country Manufacturer |
Country operators |
| Italy |
Italy |
