Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 593)

	Carabiniere at Fremantle on 26 January 2017
History
Italy
Name	Carabiniere
Namesake	Carabiniere
Builder	Fincantieri, ; Riva Trigoso and Muggiano;
Laid down	6 April 2011
Launched	29 March 2014
Commissioned	28 April 2015
Homeport	Taranto
Identification	MMSI number: 247321700; Callsign: ; Pennant number: F 593;
Motto	Nei secoli fedele; (Forever faithful);
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Carlo Bergamini-class frigate
Displacement	6,700 tons
Length	474.41 ft (144.6 m)
Beam	19.7 ft (6.0 m)
Draught	8.7 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	CODLAG; 1 × 32 MW gas turbine General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4; 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors Jeumont Electric; 4 × diesel generators; VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2,15 MW everyone, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2,8 MW everyone, since the third frigate); 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers; 1 × 1 MW bow thruster;
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); max cruise speed 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)
Range	6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	201
Sensors and ; processing systems	Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) Active electronically scanned array radar; CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar; UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar;
Armament	16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles; 1 × Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano ; 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76/62 mm Davide/Strales CIWS guns; 2 × Leonardo Oto Melara/Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm remote weapon systems; 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles; 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles; 2 x triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes; 2 x SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns;
Aircraft carried	2 × SH90 ; 1 × SH90; 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles);
Aviation facilities	Double hangar

Carabiniere (F 593) is a Carlo Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy, which in turn were developed by the FREMM multipurpose frigate program.

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