Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)

History of Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)

Giuseppe Garibaldi is a conventionally powered aircraft carrier of the Italian Navy. She was designed to deploy the Harrier II series VTOL aircraft and serve as the flagship of the Italian Naval Sector.

The ship is named after General Giuseppe Garibaldi, a soldier who served in conflicts from Europe to South America in the 19th century.

In terms of design, Giuseppe Garibaldi has a lot in common with traditional tote bags. Her slender island layout occupies a large part of her starboard side, while the straight flight deck occupies the bow and port sides of the stern. The flight deck has an easily identifiable raised end to improve the short launch of your Harrier jet. Your structure has two different masts.

As a conventional powertrain, the Garibaldi is powered by four GE/Avio LM2500 gas turbine engines producing 82,000 horsepower. In addition, there are no less than 6 diesel generators. The best top speed is 30 knots and the range is over 8,000 miles.

Her crew consists of 630 sailors, 100 staff and 100 members who make up her air brigade.

Garibaldi's offensive punch comes from their modest collection of the aforementioned AV-8B Harrier II aircraft family, which can fly both vertically and horizontally. Classified as a fighter-bomber, the Harrier II series has excellent performance with a variety of hardpoints and can deploy a variety of munitions.

In addition, support functions such as ship defense, anti-submarine defense and airborne early warning (AEW) are all taken over by helicopter models of the European brand Agusta. Self-defense comes from her 2 quadruple surface-to-air missile launchers, 3 40mm cannons and 2 324mm torpedo tubes.

Like any aircraft carrier weighing at sea, the Garibaldi's strength lies not only in the size of its gas arms, but also in the sensors and systems that help them function optimally. These processing systems include early warning radar, surface search radar, navigation and proximity radar, fire control system and hull sonar.

Her electronic countermeasures suite is centered on the SLQ-732 jamming system, further complemented by her SCLAR decoy launcher, SLAT anti-torpedo system, and SLQ-25 "Nixie" towed torpedo decoys.

Giuseppe Garibaldi designed by Fincantieri in 1981 and launched in 1983. She officially entered service in 1985 and built her home port in Taranto. She fought under the banner of "Obbedisco", which roughly translates to "obey."

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