Draft:List of aircraft carriers of Italy
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The following is a list of aircraft carriers of Italy.
As of 2024, the carriers Giuseppe Garibaldi (C551) and Cavour (C550) remain in active service.
Key
[edit]Aircraft | The number of aircraft carried |
Displacement | Ship displacement at full combat load |
Propulsion | Number of shafts, type of propulsion system, and top speed generated |
Service | The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate |
Laid down | The date the keel began to be assembled |
Commissioned | The date the ship was commissioned |
Seaplane carriers
[edit]Europa
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Italian_seaplane_carrier_Europa.jpg/220px-Italian_seaplane_carrier_Europa.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Europa (converted merchant ship) |
8 | 8,805 t (8,666 long tons) |
1 triple-expansion engine | 1895 | 6 October 1915 (as carrier) |
Stricken in 1920 and scrapped |
Giuseppe Miraglia
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/RN_Miraglia.jpg/220px-RN_Miraglia.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Giuseppe Miraglia (converted train ferry) |
17 | 5,913 t (5,820 long tons) |
2 steam turbines, 8 boilers, 2 shafts | 5 March 1921 | 1 November 1927 | Stricken on 15 July 1950 and scrapped |
Aircraft carriers
[edit]Aquila
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/CV_Aquila_LaSpezia_Jun51_NAN5-63.jpg/220px-CV_Aquila_LaSpezia_Jun51_NAN5-63.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Aquila (converted ocean liner) |
51 | 28,246 t (27,800 long tons) |
4 geared steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts | Conversion startet in 1941, never completed, scrapped |
Sparviero
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/MN_AUGUSTUS_trasformato_in_portaerei_SPARVIERO.jpg/220px-MN_AUGUSTUS_trasformato_in_portaerei_SPARVIERO.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Sparviero (converted ocean liner) |
46 | 30,418 t (29,938 long tons) |
diesel | Conversion startet in 1942, never completed, scrapped |
Giuseppe Garibaldi
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/ITS_Giuseppe_Garibaldi_%28C_551%29.jpg/220px-ITS_Giuseppe_Garibaldi_%28C_551%29.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Giuseppe Garibaldi (C551) | up to 18 | 14,150 t (13,930 long tons) |
4 gas turbines, 6 diesel engine generators | 26 March 1981 | 30 September 1985 | In service |
Cavour
[edit]Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Cavour (C550) | 20-30 | 30,000 t (29,526 long tons) |
COGAG scheme, 4 gas turbines, 6 diesel generators, 2 shafts | 17 July 2001 | 27 March 2008 | In service |
Trieste
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/LHD_Trieste_-_Ivan_Guida.jpg/220px-LHD_Trieste_-_Ivan_Guida.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Trieste (L9890) | 38,000 t (37,000 long tons) |
CODOG scheme, 2 gas turbines, 2 diesel engines, 4 diesel generators, 2 electric engines, 2 shaft | 20 February 2018 | Under construction |
Helicopter carriers
[edit]Vittorio Veneto
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/V.Veneto_1985.jpg/220px-V.Veneto_1985.jpg)
Ship | Aircraft | Displacement | Propulsion | Service | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laid down | Commissioned | Fate | ||||
Vittorio Veneto (C550) | 6-9 | 9,550 t (9,400 long tons) |
4 boilers, 2 shaft geared turbines | 10 June 1965 | 12 July 1969 | Decommissioned on 29 June 2006 and scrapped |
See also
[edit]Notes
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