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Italian aircraft carrier Cavourlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
LOA
Single source244 m (800 ft 6 in) LOA[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian aircraft carrier Cavour | Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier |
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| Name | Cavour[source] | Queen Elizabeth class[source] |
| Namesake | Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour[source] | — |
| Ordered | 22 November 2000[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri[source] | — |
| Cost | € 1.39 billion (2010)[source] | £ 7.6 billion (2019) (equivalent to £ 9.4 billion in 2024) for two units |
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Queen Elizabeth class · Length
Single sourceBeam
Single sourcemoulded breadth
Single source29.1 m (95 ft 6 in) 39 m (127 ft 11 in) moulded breadth[source]
overall
Single sourcewaterline
Single source39 m (128 ft) waterline 73 m (240 ft) overall
30,000 MT full load
Single source27,100 metric tons (26,700 long tons) (30,000 MT full load)[source]
(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]
crew, not including air element; total berths for up to 1,600
Single source679 crew, not including air element; total berths for up to 1,600[source]
Maximum; Max sustained speed, 85% MCR
Single source29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Max sustained speed, 85% MCR)[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
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]
2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines
Single sourceInstalled power
Single sourceTotal
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 36 MW (48,000 hp) gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines 40 MW (54,000 hp) Total: 118.4 MW (158,800 hp)[source]
Integrated electric propulsion 4 × GE Power Conversion 20 MW (27,000 hp) Advanced Induction Motors and VDM25000 drives 2 × shafts; fixed pitch propellers[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Laid down | 17 July 2001[source] | — |
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| Launched | 20 July 2004[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 27 March 2008[source] | — |
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| In service | 10 June 2009[source] | — |
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| Home port | Taranto[source] | — |
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| Identification | Pennant number : 550[source] | — |
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| Motto | In arduis servare mentem Remain calm even in dire straits[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| 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] | S1850M long-range radar Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System (EOS) Glide path camera (GPC)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System – EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM)[source] | — |
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| 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] | 3 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 30-mm DS30M Mk2 guns ( for but not with ) 6 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (retired in 2023 and replaced by 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) Browning heavy machine guns )[source] |
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| 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] | 40 aircraft in peacetime 72 aircraft in wartime; typically, F-35B Lightning (Peacetime max of 36) Chinook Apache Merlin HM2, HC4 and Crowsnest AEW Wildcat AH1 and HMA2[source] |
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| Notes | 4 LCVP[source] | — |
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| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Aircraft Carrier Alliance[source] |
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| Operators | — | Royal Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Invincible class[source] |
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| Built | — | 2009–2017[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Decks | — | 16,000 m 2 (170,000 ft 2 ) 9 decks beneath flightdeck with hangar covering the centrepiece of two decks (without islands)[source] |
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| Troops | — | 250 to 900[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Large flight deck with 12º ski jump Hangar deck - 155 m x 34 m x 7 m Two aircraft lifts - 27 m x 15 m - 54,500 kg max load[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250 to 900[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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