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Italian frigate Carlo Bergamini (F 593)

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Carlo Bergamini
History
Italy
NameCarlo Bergamini
NamesakeCarlo Bergamini
BuilderStabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Laid down19 July 1959
Launched16 June 1960
Commissioned23 June 1962
Decommissioned1981
Stricken1983
IdentificationPennant number: F 593
Motto
  • Con forza e fedeltà
  • (With strength and fidelity)
FateDismantled, 1983
General characteristics
Class and typeBergamini-class frigate
Displacement
Length
  • 86.5 m (283 ft 10 in) pp
  • 94.0 m (308 ft 5 in) overall
Beam11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 × diesels 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW)
  • 2 × shafts
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement163
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
SPR-A ESM system
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipad

Carlo Bergamini (F 593) was the lead ship of the Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

Construction and career

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She was laid down on 19 July 1959 and launched on 16 June 1960 by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino. She was commissioned on 23 June 1962.

Luigi Rizzo and Carlo Bergamini were discarded in 1980 and 1981 respectively. She was dismantled in 1983.

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References

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  • Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1962.
  • Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1971. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
  • Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.