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Cavour

Aircraft carrierItalyIn service since 2008
Cavour
Photo: Gaetano56 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Origin
Italy
Shipyards
Fincantieri
Construction began
2001
First commissioned
2008
Status
In service
Ships completed
1
Crew
1,202

Aircraft carrier

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
27,127 t
Length
244.00 m
Beam
29.10 m
Draught
8.70 m
Performance
Maximum speed
29 kn (54 km/h)
Range
7,000 nmi (12,964 km)
Power
88,000 kW
Armament
Armament
4 × Sylver (missile launcher)2 × 62 mm OTO Melara3 × 25 mm OTO Melara2 × OTO Melara
Aircraft carried
F-35B Lightning IIAgustaWestland AW101LBA Systems Bayraktar TB3

Operators

Italy

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Italian aircraft carrier Cavour, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.