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 |
 Main armament |
2 x Oto Melara 76mm /62 calibre Super Rapido Guns; 3 x Oerlikon Contraves 25mm /80 calibre anti-aircraft guns. |
 Torpedoes |
NA |
 Auxiliary Armament |
Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System; EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM) |
 Missiles |
4 x 8-cell A43 Sylver surface-to-air missile launchers (MBDA Aster 15 missile); |
 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 |
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 |