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Cavour vs Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Specifications
Cavour Giuseppe Garibaldi
Origin 🇮🇹 Italy 🇮🇹 Italy
Category Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Type Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Manufacturer Fincantieri Fincantieri
Year introduced 2008 1985
Number built 1 unit 1 unit
Estimated unit price $1,466 million $900 million
Displacement 30,000 tons 14,150 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 7,000 nm at 16 knots 7,000 nm at 20 knots
Length 244.0 m 180.2 m
Beam 39.0 m 33.4 m
Crew 486 830
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Armament & Systems
Cavour Giuseppe Garibaldi
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
  • 2 × Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow/Selenia Aspide SAM
  • 3 × Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO
  • 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes
  • 4 × Otomat Mk 2 SSMs
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) 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines, 60,400 kW (81,000 hp); 6 × diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste B230/12, 9,360 kW (12,550 hp)

Overview

The Cavour and the Giuseppe Garibaldi are both Aircraft carrier classes.

The Cavour displaces 30,000 tons — 2.1:1 the Giuseppe Garibaldi's 14,150 tons. The Cavour reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Giuseppe Garibaldi. Operational range is 7,000 nautical miles for the Cavour vs 7,000 for the Giuseppe Garibaldi. The Cavour carries a crew of 486 vs 830 for the Giuseppe Garibaldi.

The Cavour was produced in 1 units vs 1 for the Giuseppe Garibaldi. Cost per hull is $1,466M for the Cavour vs $900M for the Giuseppe Garibaldi. The Cavour was commissioned in 2008, 23 years after the Giuseppe Garibaldi (1985).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Cavour-class or Giuseppe Garibaldi-class?
The Cavour-class has greater displacement at 30,000 tons compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class's 14,150 tons.
Which is faster, the Cavour-class or Giuseppe Garibaldi-class?
The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Cavour-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Cavour-class or Giuseppe Garibaldi-class?
The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class has a longer range at 7,000 nautical miles compared to the Cavour-class's 7,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Cavour-class or Giuseppe Garibaldi-class?
The Cavour-class is longer at 244.0 meters compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class's 180.2 meters.
How many crew members do the Cavour-class and Giuseppe Garibaldi-class have?
The Giuseppe Garibaldi-class has a larger crew complement of 830 compared to the Cavour-class's 486 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Cavour-class or Giuseppe Garibaldi-class?
The Cavour-class is more expensive at approximately $1.5 billion per unit compared to the Giuseppe Garibaldi-class at $900 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Cavour-class or Giuseppe Garibaldi-class?
Both the Cavour-class and Giuseppe Garibaldi-class have been built in equal numbers with 1 vessels each.