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AWarships
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Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)larger figure on 0 of 3
Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source474.41 ft (144.6 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593) | Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 |
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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] | — |
| Namesake | Carabiniere[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri , Riva Trigoso and Muggiano[source] | Tianjin New Port Shipbuilding Heavy Industries[source] |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Length · Length
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; max cruise speed
Single source27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Speed · Speed
Single sourceat 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.
6 April 2011[source]
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| Launched | 29 March 2014[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 28 April 2015[source] | 2008[source] 2008[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Commissioned |
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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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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Carlo Bergamini -class frigate[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] | Unarmed[source] Unarmed[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Armament |
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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] None[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | Double hangar[source] | helicopter deck[source] helicopter deck[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Aviation facilities |
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| Used by | Italian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Type | — | roll-on/roll-off[source] roll-on/roll-off[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Type |
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| Propulsion | — | Electrical by marine diesel generator[source] Electrical by marine diesel generator[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Propulsion |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | None[source] None[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armour | — | None[source] None[source]Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 · Armour |
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| Manufacturer | — | Tianjin[source] |
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| National origin | — | People’s Republic of China (PRC)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 650 passengers[source]Designed passenger capacity, not military complement |
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| Capacity | — | 120 vehicles, and 50 railway carriages[source]Designed carriage capacity, not national inventory |
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| Operating arrangement | — | Deployed as a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) during peace time, the ship would be activated in national emergency to be used as a military ro-ro ship[source]Dual-use arrangement; no peacetime active naval stock inferred |
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