Italian frigate Carlo Margottini (F 595)

For other ships with the same name, see Italian frigate Carlo Margottini.

Carlo Margottini (F 595) was a Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

Carlo Margottini
History
Italy
Name	Carlo Margottini
Namesake	Carlo Margottini
Builder	Navalmeccanica
Laid down	26 May 1957
Launched	12 June 1960
Commissioned	5 May 1962
Decommissioned	31 May 1988
Stricken	1988
Identification	Pennant number: F 595
Motto	Tra le onde verso il nemico (In the waves towards the enemy)
Fate	Dismantled, 1988
General characteristics
Class and type	Bergamini-class frigate
Displacement	1,410 t (1,390 long tons) standard 1,650 t (1,620 long tons) full load
Length	86.5 m (283 ft 10 in) pp 94.0 m (308 ft 5 in) overall
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 × diesels 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW) 2 × shafts
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	163
Sensors and processing systems	SPS-12 radar SPQ-2 navigational radar RTN-10 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	SPR-A ESM system
Armament	2 × 76 mm (3 in) DP guns 1 × ASW mortar 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	1 × AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar and helipad

Construction and career

She was laid down on 26 May 1957 and launched on 12 June 1960 by Navalmeccanica. She was commissioned on 5 May 1962.

Carlo Margottini and Virginio Fasan were discarded in 1988 respectively.

Gallery

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  Carlo Margottini, RFA Orangeleaf and USS Shangri-la in 1967.

References

• Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1962.
• Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1971. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.