Italian frigate Carlo Bergamini (F 593)

Carlo Bergamini
History
Italy
Name	Carlo Bergamini
Namesake	Carlo Bergamini
Builder	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Laid down	19 July 1959
Launched	16 June 1960
Commissioned	23 June 1962
Decommissioned	1981
Stricken	1983
Identification	Pennant number: F 593
Motto	Con forza e fedeltà (With strength and fidelity)
Fate	Dismantled, 1983
General characteristics
Class and type	Bergamini-class frigate
Displacement	1,410 t (1,390 long tons) standard 1,650 t (1,620 long tons) full load
Length	86.5 m (283 ft 10 in) pp 94.0 m (308 ft 5 in) overall
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 × diesels 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW) 2 × shafts
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	163
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-12 navigational radar SPQ-2 radar RTN-10 fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elettronica SPR-A ESM system
Armament	2 × Oto Melara 76/62mm MMI 1 × 2 × triple 324mm torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	1 × AB-212ASW
Aviation facilities	Single hangar and helipad

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

Construction and career[]

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.

Gallery[]

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  Luigi Rizzo and Carlo Bergamini underway in 1960s.

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.