Italian aircraft carrier Trieste

History
Italy
Name:	Trieste
Namesake:	Trieste, city and seaport in northeastern Italy
Awarded:	2015
Builder:	Fincantieri
Cost:	€ 1.126 billion [1]
Laid down:	2017
Launched:	2021
Commissioned:	2022
Status:	Under construction
General characteristics
Type:	Landing Helicopter Assault [2]
Displacement:	32,306 tonnes (full-load) [3]
Length:	245 m (803 ft 10 in) [4]
Beam:	36 m (118 ft 1 in)
Depth:	27,70 m
Propulsion:	2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines providing 72 Mw [5] 2 × diesel M.A.N. 20V32/44CR (22 Mw) 4 x diesel generators M.A.N. 9L32/44CR, (20,8 Mw)
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range:	7,000 nm to 16 kn
Complement:	460 crew 604 marines component (max 1043 + 21)
Sensors and processing systems:	Leonardo AESA 3D DBR X-band radar Leonardo AESA LRR L-band radar WASS Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar FFBNW VLS DCNS A50 with 8 cells for Aster 15 & 30 missiles
Armament:	3 × Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales Anti-aircraft guns 3 × Oto Melara KBA 25/80 mm, remotized 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 (decoys launchers) FFBNW 8-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for 8 Aster 15 and 30 missiles or 32 CAMM ER missiles
Aircraft carried:	usually 12 × AgustaWestland AW101 or combination with SH90A, AgustaWestland AW129D and F-35B
Notes:	50 x 15 m docks, for 4 LCU or 1 LCAC

Trieste is a planned Landing Helicopter Assault vessel of the Italian navy.^[6]
It is expected to replace Giuseppe Garibaldi around 2022.
Trieste will be able to be equipped with helicopters and attack aircraft.
It will be one of the two largest vessels of the Italian navy along with Cavour.^[7][8]

See also

• Italian aircraft carrier Cavour
• Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Italian Navy Aviation

References

1. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2015/000657/
2. http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2016/04/14/marina-militare-la-nave-umanitaria-si-trasforma-in-portaerei-ed-esplodono-i-costi-taciuti-al-parlamento/2634448/
3. http://www.portaledifesa.it/forum/showthread.php?tid=372&pid=25291
4. https://i.gyazo.com/ea596497ab372a4c27cb563ab965ef30.jpg
5. http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/yr-2016/pr-2016-03-17-rr-welcome-italian-navy-as-latest-customer-for-mt30-gas-turbine.aspx
6. https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/naval-vessels/multirole-lhd/
7. "Ecco la nuova ammiraglia da 1100 milioni". L'Espresso (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
8. "Marina militare, la "nave umanitaria" si trasforma in portaerei. Ed esplodono i costi. Taciuti al Parlamento". ilfattoquotidiano.it (in Italian). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.