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D 573 / F 553  -  ITS Castore

 

 

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f 553 its castore centauro class frigate italian navy d 573 cantieri navali taranto

Type, Class:

 

Frigate; Centauro class

(originally planned as Destroyer Escort - reclassified Frigate in 1957)

Builder:

 

Cantieri Navali Taranto, Italy

STATUS:

 

Laid down: March 14, 1955

Launched: July 8, 1956

Commissioned: July 14, 1957

Decommissioned: January 1, 1983

Homeport:

 

-

Namesake:

 

Castore - Castor is the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini

Ship’s motto:

 

 

Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Centauro - class Frigate

 

ship images

 

 

F 553 ITS Castore:

 

-- service history wanted --

 

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