ITS Trieste

The ITS Trieste is a planned aircraft carrier/amphibious assault ship of the Marina Militare. It is expected to replace the 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 the aircraft carrier Cavour.

Specifications

 * Type: Amphibious Assault Ship
 * Service Period: 2022-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 803 feet 10 inches (245.01 meters)
 * Beam: 118 feet 1 inch (36 meters)
 * Depth: 90 feet 11 inches (27.71 meters)
 * Displacement: 25,408 tons (Standard); 31,796 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 460 ship crew + 604 marines
 * Propulsion: CODOG scheme + electric engines, 2 x shafts
 * 2 x Rolls Royce MT30 gas turbines, 102,000 shp (76,000 kW)
 * 2 x M.A.N. 20V32/44CR diesel engines, 32,000 shp (24,000 kW)
 * 4 x M.A.N. 9L32/44CR diesel generators, 27,900 shp (20,800 kW)
 * 2 x electric engines, 3,020 shp (2,250 kW)
 * Range: 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
 * Speed: 25 knots (46.3 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Leonardo Kronos StarFire X-Band 3D DBR AESA Radar
 * Leonardo Kronos Power Shield L-Band LRR AESA Radar
 * Leonardo SPN-720 Precision Approach Radar
 * WASS Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar
 * Armament:
 * FFBNW VLS DCNS A50 with 8 cells for Aster 15 & 30 missiles
 * 3 x Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales Anti-aircraft guns
 * 3 x 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 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
 * Boats Carried: 4 LCU or 1 LCAC