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Frigate Carlo Bergamini (F 590)

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Classification

Ship class:
Bergamini-class frigate (FREMM) FREMM-class design frigates
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
Carlo Bergamini (24 October 1888 - 9 September 1943) was an Italian admiral.
Operator:
Italian Navy (Marina Militare)Italian Navy (Marina Militare)
Country of build:
Builder:
FincantieriFincantieri
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
6,900 t
Length:
144.7 m
Beam (waterline):
19.7 m
Draft:
5 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODLAG (CODELAG)
Propulsion:
  • 1 * 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4
  • 2 * 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric
  • 4 * diesel generators Isotta Fraschini 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
Speed:
30 knots
Range:
6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
199
Ship's company:
131

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • 3D Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) Active electronically scanned array radar
  • 2D MM SPS — 791 surface and aerial search radar
  • MM SPN — 753 navigation radar
  • MAS navigation sonar
  • UMS 4110 CL towed sonar
  • Elettronica S.p.A. Nettuno 4100 jammer
  • CMS Combat System
  • 2 * Oto Melara SCLAR H chaff (countermeasure)
  • 2 * 12 SLAT acoustic anti-torpedo decoy
Armament:
  • 8 * MBDA Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles
  • 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 * MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles
  • 1 * Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano
  • 1 * Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS gun
  • 2 * Leonardo OTO Melara/Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems
  • 2 * SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns
  • 2 * triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes
Aircraft:
  • 2 * SH90
  • or 1 * SH90 and 1 * AW101
  • Helicopter pad
  • Double hangar

Carlo Bergamini is a missile frigate of the Italian Navy, the first unit of the Bergamini-class, and also the first unit in multi-role version.

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