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Italian aircraft carrier Cavourlarger figure on 0 of 2
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(90 more on option) of which: 5 Flag Officers and VIPs 486 crew 211 embarked air wing 140 C 4 staff 360 troops (90 more on option)
Single source1,202 (90 more on option) of which: 5 Flag Officers and VIPs 486 crew 211 embarked air wing 140 C 4 staff 360 troops (90 more on option)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Italian aircraft carrier Cavour | MUGEM |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | 800+ Embarked Personnel: 950. Up to 2,500 total personnel accommodation (crew + air wing + embarked force + mission staff) ROLE 2+ naval hospital capability (surgical suites, intensive care units, triage ward, burn treatment, trauma stabilization, medical evacuation coordination)[source] |
| Power | COGAG scheme 2 × shafts 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines providing 88,000 kW (118,000 bhp) 6 × diesel generators Wärtsila CW 12V200 13,200 kW (17,700 bhp)[source] | Integrated hybrid electric power system (HVDC backbone)[source] |
| Name | Cavour[source] | Milli Uçak Gemisi (National Aircraft Carrier)[source] |
| Namesake | Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour[source] | — |
| Ordered | 22 November 2000[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri[source] | — |
| Cost | € 1.39 billion (2010)[source] | — |
| Laid down | 17 July 2001[source] | — |
| Launched | 20 July 2004[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 27 March 2008[source] | — |
| In service | 10 June 2009[source] | — |
| Home port | Taranto[source] | — |
| Identification | Pennant number : 550[source] | — |
| Motto | In arduis servare mentem Remain calm even in dire straits[source] | — |
| Status | Active[source] | Construction activities are currently underway[source]First MUGEM-class carrier, currently under construction; no active fleet count. |
| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | – Selex RAN-40L 3D L-band long-range radar Selex ES EMPAR (SPY-790) multifunction radar Selex ES RAN-30X/I RASS (SPS-791) surface radar 2 × SELEX ES RTN-25X Orion, fire direction radars PAR (Precision Approach Radar) Selex ES MM/SPN-720 PALS (Precision Approach and Landing System) Telephonics AN/SPN-41A 2 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF system TACAN SRN-15 A WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance Sonar ( Leonardo Thesan ) 2 × Selex ES IRST SASS (Silent Acquisition and Surveillance System) GEM Elettronica IRST EOSS-100 underwater telephone[source] | — |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System – EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM)[source] | — |
| Armament | 4 × 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile 2 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns 3 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm 2 × ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems[source] | 32 (2x16) cell MiDLAS vertical launching system 4 × GOKDENIZ CIWS 7 × STOP RWS[source] |
| Aircraft carried | flight deck: 232.60 m (763 ft 1 in) × 34.5 m (113 ft 2 in) 20–30 hangar capacity: 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) × 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) 10 × F-35B Lightning II 12 × AgustaWestland AW101 LBA Systems Bayraktar TB3 (future)[source] | 25x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters, 15x UAV[source] |
| Notes | 4 LCVP[source] | — |
| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Istanbul Naval Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | — | Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Anadolu class[source] |
| Building | — | |
| Propulsion | — | 2 × GE LM6000 gas turbines + 4 × MTU 20V 4000 + 4 × GE APMM (Advanced Permanent Magnet Machine) (IFEP-like integrated electric propulsion) + 2 x CPP[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | 15x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters 5x UAV, 2x Aircraft Lifts, USV, UUV.[source] |