Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 581)

For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Carabiniere.
Carabiniere docked in Málaga in April 1989
History
Italy
NameCarabiniere
NamesakeCarabiniere
Ordered1959
BuilderCantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR), Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down9 January 1965
Launched30 September 1967
Commissioned28 April 1968
Decommissioned19 November 2008
MottoItalian: Nei secoli fedele “Faithful throughout the centuries”
General characteristics as built[1]
TypeFrigate
Displacement
  • Standard: 2,000 long tons (2,032 t)
  • Full load: 2,700 long tons (2,743 t)
Length113.30 m (371 ft 9 in)
Beam13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbines and diesels
  • 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) with diesels only
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (diesels)
Complement13 officers and 130 ratings
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:
  • SPS-12 air search
  • SPQ-2 air/surface search/navigation
  • RTN-30, 3 RTN-10X Orion fire control
  • Sonar:
  • SQS-43 hull sonar
  • SQA-10 VDS
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × AB-204[2] or AB-212ASW[3] helicopters
Aviation facilitiesTelescopic hangar for 2 medium helicopters.

Carabiniere was a frigate operated by the Italian Navy. Launched in 1967, the vessel served in the anti-submarine role during the Cold War until 1992. The ship was then recommissioned as a testing platform for new weapons systems, including Aster, finally retiring in 2008.

  1. ^ Avery, Derek (1987). Modern Warships. London: Collins. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0-00-458855-X.
  2. ^ Blackman, Raymond V.B. (1971). Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72'. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. p. 187. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
  3. ^ Moore, John (1985). Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 273. ISBN 0-710-60814-4.