 Andrea Doria while launching a Terrier SAM in Sardinia in 1985, seen from the frigate Grecale.
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Andrea Doria |
| Namesake | Andrea Doria |
| Builder | Cantieri del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso |
| Laid down | 11 May 1958 |
| Launched | 27 February 1963 |
| Commissioned | 23 February 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 30 September 1992[1] |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andrea Doria-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,500 long tons (6,604 t) |
| Length | 149.2 m (489 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 17.2 m (56 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines, 4 boilers, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) |
| Complement | 485 |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 helicopters |
Andrea Doria (C 553) was an Andrea Doria-class helicopter cruiser of the Marina Militare. Built by the Cantieri del Tirreno at Riva Trigoso (Liguria), it was named after the Genoese Renaissance admiral Andrea Doria.