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The ship replaced the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi and is the largest vessel in the Italian fleet. It was ordered as part of the 2014–2015 naval program and was built at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyards of Fincantieri. On 7 December 2024, the ship was commissioned at the Italian Navy's base in Livorno. [5]
The ship was named in honor of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (after proposals such as Luigi Einaudi and Andrea Doria were discarded) and became the NUM (New Major Unit) of the Italian Navy, joining the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi. Its name holds historical significance for the Italian Navy, as a tribute to the strong impetus that Count ...
Aircraft carrier / LHD / Amphibious assault. Trieste: L9890: 2024: 38,000 tonnes Successor of the Giuseppe Garibaldi aircraft carrier [7] [8] Amphibious warfare ships (3) San Giorgio class: 3: Landing platform dock: San Giorgio: L 9892: 1988: 8,000 tonnes This class to be replaced in around 2028-30 with a new, 16,500-ton LPD. [9] [10] San Marco ...
The Italian aircraft carrier Cavour is in the northern Australian town of Darwin taking part in Exercise Pitch Black this week, where Italy is contributing nearly two dozen fighter jets to the 20 ...
Aircraft carriers of the Regia Marina (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Aircraft carriers of the Italian Navy" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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The ban on fixed-wing aircraft was lifted in 1989, and the Italian Navy acquired Harrier II fighters to fly from the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi. In 2009, the Giuseppe Garibaldi was replaced as the flagship of the Italian navy by the new and larger aircraft carrier Cavour .
The three countries in December signed an agreement to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter ... later this year would include an Italian aircraft carrier and ...