Cavour - Light multirole Aircraft Carrier
(1 ship)

Italian version

Program / history: ...
The cutting of the first steel occurred on July 17, 2001. The launch of the middle and aft of the ship occurred on July 20, 2004 in Riva Trigoso. Following this portion of the vessel was towed to Muggiano, where it was built bow. In November were welded the two sections. The Cavour is floating in its entirety, from mid-December 2004. The first test at sea in motion just occurred on December 22, 2006. During 2007 took place various tests at sea but the flight deck was not available for landing aircraft, as has been seen in television service of RAI 1 in mid-August.
In November started the first tests of landing by the EH-101 and AV-8B were onboard for a few days to check the suitability of the flight deck and dell'hangar. They made landings and takeoffs day and night.
In October 2007 it was decided boarding a piece 76/62, reconditioned and updated with the latest systems, previously embarked on ship Audace. It remains yet to find the second piece to be mounted on the platform already prepared. In November 2007 it was decided the purchase and installation of 2 systems Dardo-F instead of E, for control of artillery pieces from 76/62.
Official commission of the carrier Cavour onto the Italian Navy took place on 27 March 2008. Then it is expected that the unit remains at the site of Muggiano to complete the installation of the combat system planned for summer 2008.
The inclusion in the fleet is scheduled in Summer 2008 and full operation capability (FOC) in 2009.
At the end of page images and pictures of the development, construction, testing at sea and completion of the unit.

Launch at Riva Trigoso del 07/20/2004, photo by Paolo Smeraldi



Assembly at Muggiano of 2 sections of the ship


Images of Cavour at May 14, 2005, photos of ANMI Lugo



Amateur Photos sent by Andrea, 04/30/2007		UNUCI Lugo, May, 07	Photo Fincantieri, 05


Amateur Photos by Fabio, 07/10/2007, of Cavour front of the port of Genoa



Amateur Photos sent by Andrea, 07/21/2007		Photos of the summer 07 with Cavour sailing


Photo by Fabio, end July 2007 of Cavour in the port at Muggiano



Photo by Maurizio, Agust 2007


Photo by Maurizio September / October 2007


Photo by Merlin, July and early November 2007

Photo by Marco, early November 2007		First photo on internet of first landing, Nov 2007


Exclusive Photos of Analisi di Difesa of Dec 07 of the first landing on Cavour, PDF with photo MD

photo by MMI, nov 07	Photo of 2008 in HD
First photo by MMI with aircraft on fly deck
Photo of June 2008

Photo by Deltaricci and Torricelli of end of July, 2008



Photo by Nimitz of august, 2008