Italian frigate Carabiniere (F 581)

	Carabiniere docked in Málaga in April 1989
History
Italy
Name	Carabiniere
Namesake	Carabiniere
Ordered	1959
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR), Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down	9 January 1965
Launched	30 September 1967
Commissioned	28 April 1968
Decommissioned	19 November 2008
Motto	Italian: Nei secoli fedele “Faithful throughout the centuries”
General characteristics as built
Type	Frigate
Displacement	Standard: 2,000 long tons (2,032 t); Full load: 2,700 long tons (2,743 t);
Length	113.30 m (371 ft 9 in)
Beam	13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft CODAG; 2 Tosi-Metrovick gas turbines 15,000 shp (11,000 kW); 4 Tosi diesel engines 16,800 shp (12,500 kW);
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbines and diesels; 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) with diesels only;
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (diesels)
Complement	13 officers and 130 ratings
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar:; SPS-12 air search; SPQ-2 air/surface search/navigation; RTN-30, 3 RTN-10X Orion fire control; Sonar:; SQS-43 hull sonar; SQA-10 VDS;
Armament	6 × Oto Melara 76 mm (3 in)/62 Allargato anti-aircraft gun; 1 × 305 mm (12 in) Menon anti-submarine mortar; 2 × Mark 32 triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes for Mark 44 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	2 × AB-204 or AB-212ASW helicopters
Aviation facilities	Telescopic hangar for 2 medium helicopters.

Carabiniere was a frigate operated by the Italian Navy. Launched in 1967, the vessel served in the anti-submarine role during the Cold War until 1992. The ship was then recommissioned as a testing platform for new weapons systems, including Aster, finally retiring in 2008.

History
Carabiniere docked in Málaga in April 1989
Italy
Name	Carabiniere
Namesake	Carabiniere
Ordered	1959
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR), Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down	9 January 1965
Launched	30 September 1967
Commissioned	28 April 1968
Decommissioned	19 November 2008
Motto	Italian: Nei secoli fedele “Faithful throughout the centuries”
General characteristics as built
Type	Frigate
Displacement	Standard: 2,000 long tons (2,032 t) Full load: 2,700 long tons (2,743 t)
Length	113.30 m (371 ft 9 in)
Beam	13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft CODAG 2 Tosi-Metrovick gas turbines 15,000 shp (11,000 kW) 4 Tosi diesel engines 16,800 shp (12,500 kW)
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) with gas turbines and diesels 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) with diesels only
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (diesels)
Complement	13 officers and 130 ratings
Sensors & processing systems	Radar: SPS-12 air search SPQ-2 air/surface search/navigation RTN-30, 3 RTN-10X Orion fire control Sonar: SQS-43 hull sonar SQA-10 VDS
Armament	6 × Oto Melara 76 mm (3 in)/62 Allargato anti-aircraft gun 1 × 305 mm (12 in) Menon anti-submarine mortar 2 × Mark 32 triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes for Mark 44 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	2 × AB-204 or AB-212ASW helicopters
Aviation facilities	Telescopic hangar for 2 medium helicopters.