Alpino

Alpino was a Alpino-class frigate operated by the Italian Navy during the Cold War. launched in 1967, the vessel was optimised for anti-submarine warfare based on two Agusta-Bell AB.204 helicopters protected by a telescopic hangar and a variable-depth sonar (VDS). It was also the first frigate to use gas turbines, in a combined diesel and gas (CODAG) arrangement. In 1973, the frigate undertook the longest continuous voyage of an Italian naval ship, covering over 7,000 nautical miles, and continued to serve in the anti-submarine role until 1996, by which time the helicopters had been replaced by the more capable Agusta-Bell AB-212ASW and the VDS taken out of service. In 1997, the ship was recommissioned as a support ship for mine warfare, at the same time as the ability to operate one of the helicopters was removed. The frigate was decommissioned in 2006.

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1963-02-27T00:00:00Z

1963-02-27T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1967-06-10T00:00:00Z

1967-06-10T00:00:00Z

ship launching

2006-03-31T00:00:00Z

2006-03-31T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1968-01-14T00:00:00Z

1968-01-14T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Alpino A5384

HMS Active (F171), Italian frigate Alpino (F580), TCG Gayret (D-352) and USS Peterson (DD-969) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, in June 1986

Fregata Alpino (F580)

Alpino

Lanciabas Menon K 113 Mod. 1960

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Alpino A5384		Commons
commons	image		HMS Active (F171), Italian frigate Alpino (F580), TCG Gayret (D-352) and USS Peterson (DD-969) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, in June 1986		Commons
commons	image		Fregata Alpino (F580)		Commons
commons	image		Alpino		Commons
commons	image		Lanciabas Menon K 113 Mod. 1960		Commons