Derivatives / Succeeded by 2008 Cavour class Specifications 780crew 13370full load (tn) 162.80length (m) 30.40beam (m) 6.70draught (m) 7000range (nm) 30max speed (knots) 80000power (shp) 4Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500 Aircraft Typical Max Italian Navy Agusta AS-61 516 Italian Navy Agusta AB212 00 Italian Navy AW EH101 40 Italian Navy NHI NH90 NFH 00 Shipyards Fincantieri Monfalcone - Monfalcone1 List of Ships Filter: AllIT - Italian Navy .......... 2 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives 1985--Italian NavyC 551Giuseppe GaribaldiIAIQ - 5512008--Italian Navy550Cavour class Conte di CavourIASM2 units Events 1977OrderedOrdered C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1981-mar-26Laid downLaid down C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi Yard number 4367 1983-jun-04LaunchedLaunched C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1985-sep-30CommissionedCommissioned C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1991-aug-23 C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi official delivery ceremony of first two AV 8B Harrier II Plus 1993-junDeploymentDeployment C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi cross-deck operations with HMS Ark Royal in the Adriatic, in late Jun. 1994-mar-21 C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi End of Operation Unosom 1 / ITALFOR-IBIS" with recovery of Italian troups 2004-novPort VisitPort Visit C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi visited Trieste 2011-mar-25DeploymentDeployment C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi Operation Unified Protector Flagship from 25 mar till 26jul2011 2016-jun-01DeploymentDeployment C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi Operation Sophia 2nd flagship of the operation, relieving Aircraft Carrier Conte di Cavour (C550) 2022-mar-12DeploymentDeployment C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi Exercise Cold Response 2022 participated in Cold Response 2022. 2024-febDeploymentDeployment C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 operating around Norway for Ex Nordic Response 2024-feb-14Port VisitPort Visit C 551 Giuseppe Garibaldi visited Portsmouth, with at least EH101 MM81636 embarked.