Italian aircraft carrier Cavour

	Cavour
History
Italy
Name	Cavour
Namesake	Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
Ordered	22 November 2000
Builder	Fincantieri
Cost	€1.39 billion (2010)
Laid down	17 July 2001
Launched	20 July 2004
Commissioned	27 March 2008
In service	10 June 2009
Homeport	Taranto
Identification	Pennant number: 550
Motto	In arduis servare mentem
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	27,100 metric tons (26,700 long tons) (30,000 MT full load)
Length	– 244 m (800 ft 6 in) LOA
Beam	– 29.1 m (95 ft 6 in); – 39 m (127 ft 11 in) moulded breadth;
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	– 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);
Speed	+29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Max sustained speed, 85% MCR)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	– 1,202 (90 more on option) of which:; – 5 Flag Officers and VIPs; – 486 crew; – 211 embarked air wing; – 140 C4 staff; – 360 troops (90 more on option);
Sensors and ; 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;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	– Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System; – EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM);
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;
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;
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Cavour (Italian: portaerei Cavour) is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004. She is the flagship of the Italian Navy.

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^ "The world's largest and most powerful aircraft carriers, in pictures". 23 March 2015 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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[1] "Cavour – Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[auto-2] "The world's largest and most powerful aircraft carriers, in pictures". 23 March 2015 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[3] "The 10 biggest aircraft carriers – Naval Technology". 5 July 2017.

[4] "Cavour Class". Fincantieri.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[nt1-5] "Cavour Aircraft Carrier, Italy". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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[7] "Griffon Subsidiary Announces $3.6 Million Contract Award from Italian Navy for Aircraft Carrier Landing System; Telephonics Continues Expansion into European Markets". Business Wire. 13 September 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

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History
Cavour
Italy
Name	Cavour^[1]
Namesake	Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
Ordered	22 November 2000
Builder	Fincantieri
Cost	€1.39 billion (2010)
Laid down	17 July 2001
Launched	20 July 2004
Commissioned	27 March 2008
In service	10 June 2009
Homeport	Taranto
Identification	Pennant number: 550
Motto	In arduis servare mentem
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	27,100 metric tons (26,700 long tons)^[2] (30,000 MT full load)^[3]
Length	– 244 m (800 ft 6 in) LOA^[4]
Beam	– 29.1 m (95 ft 6 in) – 39 m (127 ft 11 in) moulded breadth
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	– 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)
Speed	+29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Max sustained speed, 85% MCR)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	– 1,202 (90 more on option) of which: – 5 Flag Officers and VIPs – 486 crew – 211 embarked air wing – 140 C⁴ staff – 360 troops (90 more on option)
Sensors and processing systems	– Selex RAN-40L 3D L-band long-range radar^[6] – Selex ES EMPAR (SPY-790) multifunction radar – Selex ES RAN-30X/I RASS (SPS-791) surface radar^[6] – 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 ^[7] – 2 × GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars – Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF system^[6] – 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
Electronic warfare & decoys	– Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System – EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM)
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
Aircraft carried	– flight deck: 232.60 m (763 ft 1 in) × 34.5 m (113 ft 2 in) – 20–30^[5] hangar capacity: – 134.2 m (440 ft 3 in) × 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) – 10 × F-35B Lightning II – 12 × AgustaWestland AW101
Notes	4 LCVP

Italian aircraft carrier Cavour

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