The Italian Navy Cavour is among the newest aircraft carriers in the world today. Cavour aircraft carrier was laid down on July 17, 2001, launched on July 20, 2004 and officially entered service on June 10, 2009 after more than a year of sea trials.

The Cavour aircraft carrier is quite modest in size with a length of 244 m (800.53 ft), a beam of 29.1m (95.47 ft) and a draft of 8.7m (28.54 ft). When completed, the displacement of the aircraft carrier was only 27,100 tons, after a major upgrade before being officially commissioned in the Italian Navy in 2008. The Cavour can reach 30,000 tons of full displacement.

The Italian Navy aircraft carrier was designed to be able to combine fixedwing aircraft and helicopters, along with command, control, and transport of troops or civilian and heavy military vehicles. The space of the aircraft hangar is 2,800 square meters and can accommodate up to 12 helicopters or 8 fixedwing aircraft. It can also carry up to 24 main battle tanks or more light vehicles like Dardo IFV or Iveco LMV. These vehicles are accessed via the ramps at the rear. The hangar is connected to the deck by two 30ton lifts, in addition to four smaller lifts for ammunition and service purposes.

Similar to many other European carriers, the island superstructure is located on the starboard, sensors and system processing center are also located here. A pair of double chimney funnels is placed at the top of the superstructure, with two large cranes arranged at either end of the superstructure.

The flight deck of Cavour aircraft carrier has a runway of 183 meters, can accommodate 10 to 12 aircraft and 6 helicopters plus a dedicated search and rescue helicopter. Cavour is designed with a 12degree ski jump, flight activities that can operate at sea state 6. The Italian carrier can accommodate up to 1,292 people, including officers, 486 crew members, 211 aircrews, amphibious forces and soldiers.


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