Italian cruiser Vittorio Veneto (550)

The Vittorio Veneto ( C550 ) was a flight deck cruiser that was the flagship of the Italian fleet from 1969 until the commissioning of the light aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1985. This in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples, built by Navalmeccanica ship was designed especially for the submarine - hunting and for leadership roles. The planned sister ship Italia was not built due to financial reasons. The Vittorio Veneto was made in 2004 out of service. She is currently in the Naval Arsenal Taranto.

Specifications

Displacement

• Maximum: 9,200 t

Dimensions

• Total length: 179.6 m
• Width overall: 19.4 m
• Draught: 5.4 m ( 7.8 m)
• Flight deck: 48 m x 18,5 m

Propulsion plant

• 2 Ansaldo geared turbines
• 4 Foster - Wheeler boilers
• Power: 73,000 hp ( 53,676 kW)
• Drive By 2 shafts and 2 three -bladed screws

Performance

• Maximum speed: 31 kn
• Range: 6,000 nautical miles at 15 knots

Arming

• 4 missiles Oto Melara Teseo starter for Mk 2 anti-ship missiles
• 1 rocket starter Mk 10 for Standard SM- 1ER and ASROC
• Oto Melara guns 8 76/62 mm
• 6 OTOBreda guns 40/70 mm
• 6 torpedo tubes for 324 -mm ASW torpedoes
• 6-9 shipborne helicopter

Crew

• Maximum: 557 man

Management electronics ( among other things )

• EW radar Selenia SPS 768 ( RAN 3L )
• AA radar Hughes PLC 52C 3D
• ASUW radar SMA SPS 702
• Navigation: SMA SPS 748
• Fire management: 4 Selenia SPG 70 ( RNT 10X ) Argo
• 2 Selenia SPG 74 (RTN 20X ) Dardo
• 2 Sperry / RCA SPG 55C standard