Italian aircraft carrier Cavour

History
Italy
Name	Cavour
Namesake	Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
Ordered	22 November 2000
Builder	Fincantieri
Cost	€1.39 billion (2010)
Laid down	17 July 2001
Launched	20 July 2004
Commissioned	27 March 2008
In service	10 June 2009
Homeport	Taranto
Identification	Pennant number: 550
Motto	In arduis servare mentem To keep the mind in the arduous (latin)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	27,100 metric tons (26,700 long tons) (30,000 MT full load)
Length	– 244 m (800 ft 6 in) LOA
Beam	– 29.1 m (95 ft 6 in); – 39 m (127 ft 11 in) moulded breadth;
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	– COGAG scheme; – 2 × 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);
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Max sustained speed, 85% MCR)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	– 1,202 (90 more on option) of which:; – 5 Flag Officers and VIPs; – 486 crew; – 211 embarked air wing; – 140 C4 staff; – 360 troops (90 more on option);
Sensors &; processing systems	– 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 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars; – Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF system; – TACAN SRN-15 A; – WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance Sonar (Leonardo Thesan); – 2 × Selex ES IRST SASS (Silent Acquisition and Surveillance System); – GEM Elettronica IRST EOSS-100; – underwater telephone;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	– Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System; – EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM);
Armament	4 × 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile; 2 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns; 3 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm; 2 × ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems;
Aircraft carried	– flight deck: 232.60 m (763 ft 1 in) × 34.5 m (113 ft 2 in); – 20–30; hangar capacity:; – 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) × 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in); – 10 × F-35B Lightning II; – 12 × AgustaWestland AW101;
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Cavour (Italian: portaerei Cavour) is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004. She is the flagship of the Italian Navy.

History

Italy
Name	Cavour
Namesake	Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
Ordered	22 November 2000
Builder	Fincantieri
Cost	€1.39 billion (2010)
Laid down	17 July 2001
Launched	20 July 2004
Commissioned	27 March 2008
In service	10 June 2009
Homeport	Taranto
Identification	Pennant number: 550
Motto	In arduis servare mentem To keep the mind in the arduous (latin)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	27,100 metric tons (26,700 long tons) (30,000 MT full load)
Length	– 244 m (800 ft 6 in) LOA
Beam	– 29.1 m (95 ft 6 in) – 39 m (127 ft 11 in) moulded breadth
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	– COGAG scheme – 2 × 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)
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Max sustained speed, 85% MCR)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	– 1,202 (90 more on option) of which: – 5 Flag Officers and VIPs – 486 crew – 211 embarked air wing – 140 C⁴ staff – 360 troops (90 more on option)
Sensors & processing systems	– 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 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars – Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF system – TACAN SRN-15 A – WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance Sonar (Leonardo Thesan) – 2 × Selex ES IRST SASS (Silent Acquisition and Surveillance System) – GEM Elettronica IRST EOSS-100 – underwater telephone
Electronic warfare & decoys	– Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System – EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM)
Armament	4 × 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile 2 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns 3 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm 2 × ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems
Aircraft carried	– flight deck: 232.60 m (763 ft 1 in) × 34.5 m (113 ft 2 in) – 20–30 hangar capacity: – 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) × 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) – 10 × F-35B Lightning II – 12 × AgustaWestland AW101
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