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Italian frigate Carlo Margottini (F 595)

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Bergamini-class frigates of the Italian Navy For other ships with the same name, see Italian frigate Carlo Margottini.
Carlo Margottini
History
Italy
NameCarlo Margottini
NamesakeCarlo Margottini
BuilderNavalmeccanica
Laid down26 May 1957
Launched12 June 1960
Commissioned5 May 1962
Decommissioned31 May 1988
Stricken1988
IdentificationPennant number: F 595
Motto
  • Tra le onde verso il nemico
  • (In the waves towards the enemy)
FateDismantled, 1988
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 Margottini (F 595) was a Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

Construction and career

She was laid down on 26 May 1957 and launched on 12 June 1960 by Navalmeccanica. She was commissioned on 5 May 1962.

Carlo Margottini and Virginio Fasan were discarded in 1988 respectively.

Gallery

References

  • 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.
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