Draft:List of aircraft carriers of Italy

The following is a list of aircraft carriers of Italy.

As of 2024, the carriers Giuseppe Garibaldi (C551) and Cavour (C550) remain in 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

 
Europa

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

 
Giuseppe Miraglia, 1940
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

 
The former Aquila, 1951
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

 
Sparviero
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

 
Giuseppe Garibaldi (C551), 2004
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

 
Cavour (C550), 2022
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

 
Trieste under construction, 2020
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

 
Vittorio Veneto (C550), 1985
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

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