Italian frigate Luigi Rizzo (F 596)

For other ships with the same name, see Italian frigate Luigi Rizzo.

Luigi Rizzo
History
Italy
Name	Luigi Rizzo
Namesake	Luigi Rizzo
Builder	Navalmeccanica
Laid down	26 May 1957
Launched	6 March 1960
Commissioned	15 December 1961
Decommissioned	30 November 1980
Stricken	1980
Identification	Pennant number: F 596
Motto	In questo nome è la vittoria (In this name is victory)
Fate	Dismantled
General characteristics
Class & 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 & 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

Luigi Rizzo(F 596) was a Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

Construction and career

She was laid down on 26 May 1957 and launched on 6 March 1960 by Navalmeccanica. She was commissioned on 15 December 1961.

Luigi Rizzo was decommissioned in 1980.

Gallery

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  Luigi Rizzo and her sister ship Carlo Bergamini underway in the 1960s.
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  Luigi Rizzo, Indomito , Caio Duilio and Intrepido in the 1970s.

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.