Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi (1936)

Giuseppe Garibaldi profile.
Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1938
History
Italy
NameGiuseppe Garibaldi
NamesakeGiuseppe Garibaldi
BuilderC.R.D.A., Trieste
Laid down28 December 1933
Launched21 April 1936
Commissioned1 December 1937
Decommissioned1953
Refit1957-1961
HomeportTaranto
Motto"Obbedisco" (I obey)
FateReconstructed in 1957
General characteristics
Class and typeDuca degli Abruzzi-class cruiser
Displacement
  • Standard: 9,400 t (9,300 long tons; 10,400 short tons)
  • Full: 11,735 t (11,550 long tons; 12,936 short tons)
Length
  • Waterline: 171.1 m (561 ft 4 in)
  • Overall: 187 m (613 ft 6 in)
Beam18.9 m (62 ft 0 in)
Draught6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
  • 8 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 turbine gears
  • 2 shafts
  • Total output: 100,000 hp (75,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range4,125 mi (6,639 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement640
Armament
Armour
  • Outer Belt: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Inner Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Main Deck: 40 mm (1.6 in)
  • Upper Deck: 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in)
  • Turrets: 135 mm (5.3 in)
  • Barbettes: 30–100 mm (1.2–3.9 in)
  • Outer Bulkheads: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Inner Bulkheads: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Conning Tower: 30–140 mm (1.2–5.5 in)
Aircraft carried4 x Ro.43
Garibaldi in 1961
Italy
NameGiuseppe Garibaldi
BuilderLa Spezia
Launched1961
Commissioned1961
Decommissioned1972
Stricken1976
HomeportTaranto
Motto
  • Obbedisco
  • (I obey)
FateScrapped
NotesPennant: 551
General characteristics
TypeUnique Guided missile cruiser
Displacement
  • Standard: 9,195 t (9,050 long tons; 10,136 short tons)
  • Full: 11,350 t (11,170 long tons; 12,510 short tons)
Length
  • Waterline: 171.1 m (561 ft 4 in)
  • Overall: 187 m (613 ft 6 in)
Beam18.9 m (62 ft 0 in)
Draught6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • 6 Yarrow boilers
  • 2 turbine gears
  • 2 shafts
  • Total output: 85,000 hp (63,000 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range4,125 mi (6,639 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement640
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × AN/SPS-6 surface surveillance radar
  • 1 × MM/SPQ-2 navigation/surface surveillance radar
  • 1 × AN/SPS-39 Freescan 3D anti-air surveillance radar
  • 1 × Argos 5000 air surveillance radar
  • 2 × AN/SPG-55 tracking radars
Armament
Armour
  • max 140 mm (5.5 in) (vertical)
  • 40 mm (1.6 in) (horizontal)

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian Duca degli Abruzzi-class light cruiser, that served in the Regia Marina during World War II. After the war she was retained by the Marina Militare and upgraded. She was built by CRDA, in Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipyard Trieste and named after the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Decommissioned in 1956, Giuseppe Garibaldi was converted between 1957 and 1961, at the La Spezia shipyards, into a guided missile cruiser.