September 2003. The Sevastopol. Photo by S. Gorbachev.

Country: Italy.
Class, [Type]: Vittorio Veneto, [CHG].
Homeport: Taranto.

Callsign: IAJV (     )

Builder: Italcantieri, Castellammare, Italy.
Launch date: 5 February 1967.
Commission date: 12 July 1969.
Decommission date: 12 October 2003.

Displacement ( tons ): 7500 standard, 8850 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 179,5 x 19,5 x 6.
Main machinery: 2 x geared turbines ( 73000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 30.
Range ( miles ): 5000 at 16 knots.
Complement: 557 ( 53 officers ).

Guns: 8 x 1 OTO Melara 76mm Compact, 3 x 2 OTO Melara 40mm.
Missiles: SSM: 4 x 1 Teseo Mk2; SAM/ASW: 1 x 2 Mk10 Mod.9 launcher ( 40 Standard SM-1ER; 20 RUR-5 ASROC ).
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm Mk32.
Radars: Air: AN/SPS-52C, MM/SPS-768 ( RAN-3L ); Surface: MM/SPS-702; Navigation: MM/SPS-748; Fire Control: 4 x AN/SPG-70G ( RTX-10X ); 2 x AN/SPG-74 ( RTN-20X ); 2 x AN/SPG-55C.
Sonars: AN/SQS-23G.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x SCLAR, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy.
Helicopter: 6 x AB-212 ASW.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1991 | 2001 | 2003