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Cavour vs Invincible

Cavour vs Invincible at a glance — displacement 30,000 vs 22,000 tons, length 244 vs 209 m, speed 29 vs 28 knots, crew 486 vs 650.

Specifications
Cavour Invincible
Origin 🇮🇹 Italy 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Type Aircraft carrier Light aircraft carrier
Manufacturer Fincantieri Swan Hunter
Year introduced 2008 1980
Number built 1 unit 3 units
Estimated unit price $1,466 million NA
Displacement 30,000 tons 22,000 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 28.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 16 knots 7,000 nm at 18 knots
Length 244.0 m 209.0 m
Beam 39.0 m 36.0 m
Crew 486 650
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Armament & Systems
Cavour Invincible
Armament
  • 4 × 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile
  • 2 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns
  • 3 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm
  • 2 × ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems
  • Sea Dart missile system
  • 2 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 3 Phalanx / Goalkeeper close-in weapons systems
Propulsion COGAG scheme – 2 × shafts – 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines providing 88,000 kW (118,000 bhp) – 6 × diesel generators Wärtsila CW 12V200 13,200 kW (17,700 bhp) COGAG: 4 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 8 × Paxman Valenta diesel generators, 100,000 shp (75 MW), 2 shafts
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Cavour-class or Invincible-class?
The Cavour-class has greater displacement at 30,000 tons compared to the Invincible-class's 22,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Cavour-class or Invincible-class?
The Cavour-class is faster with a maximum speed of 29 knots compared to the Invincible-class's 28 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cavour-class or Invincible-class?
Both the Cavour-class and Invincible-class have a range of 7,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cavour-class or Invincible-class?
The Cavour-class is longer at 244.0 meters compared to the Invincible-class's 209.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Cavour-class and Invincible-class have?
The Invincible-class has a larger crew complement of 650 compared to the Cavour-class's 486 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cavour-class or Invincible-class?
The Invincible-class has been built in greater numbers with 3 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Cavour-class.