Bergamini-class frigate

Luigi Rizzo
Class overview
Name	Bergamini-class frigate
Operators	Italian Navy
Preceded by	Centauro class
Succeeded by	Alpino class
In commission	1961–1988
Completed	4
Retired	4
General characteristics [1]
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,410 t (1,390 long tons) standard 1,650 t (1,620 long tons) full load
Length	86.5 m (283 ft 10 in) pp 94.0 m (308 ft 5 in) overall
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 × diesels 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW) 2 × shafts
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	163
Sensors and processing systems	SPS-12 radar SPQ-2 navigational radar RTN-10 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	SPR-A ESM system
Armament	2 × 76 mm (3 in) DP guns 1 × Menon ASW mortar 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	1 × AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar and helipad

The Bergamini class was a class of four frigates operated by the Italian Navy. They entered service in 1961, with the last one being stricken in 1988.