Carabiniere (F 581)
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Class overview | |
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Name | Alpino class |
Builders | Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) |
Operators | Italian Navy |
Preceded by | Bergamini class |
Succeeded by | Lupo class |
In service | 1963–68 |
In commission | 1968–97 |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 2 |
Cancelled | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement | |
Length | 113.30 m (371 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (diesels) |
Complement | 263 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | SLQ-D ECM system |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × AB-204[2] or AB-212ASW[3] helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Telescopic hangar for 2 medium helicopters. |
The Alpino class were a group of two frigates built for the Italian Navy during the Cold War.