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Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)
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Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)larger figure on 0 of 2
MV Cape Hudsonlarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source474.41 ft (144.6 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593) | MV Cape Hudson |
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| Power | 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 | Carabiniere[source] | Cape Hudson[source] |
| Namesake | Carabiniere[source] | Cape Hudson[source] |
| Builder | Fincantieri , Riva Trigoso and Muggiano[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
749 feet[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Tangen Verft , Kragerø , Norway[source]
| Laid down | 6 April 2011[source] | — |
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| Launched | 29 March 2014[source] | 20 September 1978[source] |
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| Commissioned | 28 April 2015[source] | 15 August 1990[source] |
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| Home port | Taranto[source] | — |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 247321700 Callsign : Pennant number : F 593[source] | IMO number : 7704930 MMSI number : 303945000 Callsign : KMJN Pennant number : T-AKR-5066[source] |
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| Motto | Nei secoli fedele (Forever faithful)[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | Laid in San Francisco , in ROS-5 status[source] |
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| Class & type | Carlo Bergamini -class frigate[source] | Cape H -class roll-on/roll-off[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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| Armament | 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] | none[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] | none[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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| Owner | — | United States Department of Transportation United States Maritime Administration[source] |
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| Operator | — | TOTE Maritime[source] |
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| Completed | — | 1979[source] |
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| Acquired | — | December 1986[source] |
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| Renamed | — | from Barber Taif[source] |
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| Fate | — | Still in Govt. Service under MARAD as of 2026[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 39,889 GT[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Diesel, single propeller[source] |
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| Armor | — | none[source] |
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