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Italian Navy / Marina Militare Italiana Aldebaran class Frigate (ex US Cannon class Destroyer
Escorts / DE) |
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Ships: |
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Cannon class
DE |
in service |
builder |
decomm. |
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F 590 ITS
Aldebaran |
ex USS Thornhill / DE 195 |
1944/51 |
Federal Shipbuilding, Newark, New Jersey,
USA |
1976 |
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F 591 ITS
Altair |
ex USS Gandy / DE 764 |
1944/51 |
Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa, Florida, USA |
1971 |
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F 592 ITS
Andromeda |
ex USS Wesson / DE 184 |
1943/51 |
Federal Shipbuilding, Newark, New Jersey,
USA |
1975 |
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Specifications: |
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Length: |
93,3 meters |
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Beam: |
11,1 meters |
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Draft: |
3,4 meters |
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Displacement: |
1240 tons (standard) / 1796 tons (full load) |
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Speed: |
17
knots (31 km/h) |
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Range: |
10500 NM
(19500 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
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Crew: |
215 (190 in Italian service) |
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Aviation: |
none |
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Propulsion: |
4 x
GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive (6000 shp) |
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Armament: |
as built: 3 x 3”/50-caliber
(76mm) guns 1 x 40mm
AA twin gun 8 x 20mm
AA guns 3 x 21”
(533mm) torpedo tubes 8 x depth
charge projectors 1 x “Hedgehog”
anti-submarine projectors 2 x depth
charge tracks in Italian service: 3 x 3”/50-caliber
(76mm) guns 6 x 40mm
AA gun 18 x 20mm
AA guns 8 x depth
charge projectors 1 x Mk-10
“Hedgehog” anti-submarine projectors 2 x depth
charge racks |
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Cannon class DE (as built) |
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