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BAP Río Chiralarger figure on 1 of 4
Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)larger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source101 ft (31 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BAP Río Chira | Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593) |
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| Displacement | 118 tons[source] | 6,700 tons[source] |
| Power | 2 × Mercedes Benz 12V493 TY57 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesel engines 2 × shafts[source] | CODLAG 1 × 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric 4 × diesel generators VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2,15 MW everyone, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2,8 MW everyone, since the third frigate) 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster[source] |
| Name | BAP Rio Chira[source] | Carabiniere[source] |
| Builder | SIMA Callao |
474.41 ft (144.6 m)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Fincantieri , Riva Trigoso and Muggiano[source] |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1972[source] | 28 April 2015[source] |
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| Decommissioned | 1994[source] | — |
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| Recommissioned | 1997[source] | — |
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| Reclassified | PM-223, 1975[source] | — |
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| Status | Active as of 2019[source] | Active[source] |
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| Notes | Transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975 Main engines were overhauled before her return to service in 1997[source] | — |
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| Class & type | PGM-39-class gunboat[source] | Carlo Bergamini -class frigate[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 40 mm gun 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS guns 2 × Leonardo Oto Melara / Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles 2 x triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes 2 x SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Carabiniere[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 6 April 2011[source] |
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| Launched | — | 29 March 2014[source] |
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| Home port | — | Taranto[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 247321700 Callsign : Pennant number : F 593[source] |
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| Motto | — | Nei secoli fedele (Forever faithful)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) Active electronically scanned array radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 × SH90 1 × SH90 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Double hangar[source] |
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| Used by | — | Italian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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