Builders:
C : Cantieri Navali Reuniti, Riva Trigoso, Italy
I : Italcantieri, Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
Dimensions:
489' 6" x 56' 6" x 16' 6" / 149.23m x 17.25m x 5.05m
Displacement:
5000 tons std / 6500 tons max
Complement:
485
Armament:
8 x 76mm guns in single Brescia mountings
1 x Mk20 launcher for Terrier SAM (40 rounds in total)
6 x 12.75" Mk32 torpedo tubes in two triple mounts
Aircraft Facilities:
The aft part of the ship is given over to a flightdeck with a hangar underneath. Up to 4 Augusta 212
helicopters can be carried.
Armour:
None known.
Powerplant:
Four Ansaldo boilers are fitted with two Tosi steam turbines giving a total output of 60000shp on
2 shafts.
Maximum speed was 32kts and the range is 4000NM @ 17kts.
Electronics Fit:
Radar:
SPS702 surface search
SPS768 air search
SPS748 navigation
Sonar:
SQS23G bow mounted
Other:
2 x SPG-55B Terrier fire control
Miscellaneous:
A SLQ-25 Nixie towed decoy is fitted.