Luigi Rizzo
History
Italy
Name	Luigi Rizzo
Namesake	Luigi Rizzo
Builder	Navalmeccanica
Laid down	26 May 1957
Launched	6 March 1960
Commissioned	15 December 1961
Decommissioned	30 November 1980
Stricken	1980
Identification	Pennant number: F 596
Motto	In questo nome è la vittoria (In this name is victory)
Fate	Dismantled
General characteristics
Class and type	Bergamini-class frigate
Displacement	1,410 t (1,390 long tons) standard 1,650 t (1,620 long tons) full load
Length	86.5 m (283 ft 10 in) pp 94.0 m (308 ft 5 in) overall
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 × diesels 16,000 bhp (12,000 kW) 2 × shafts
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	163
Sensors and processing systems	SPS-12 radar SPQ-2 navigational radar RTN-10 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	SPR-A ESM system
Armament	2 × 76 mm (3 in) DP guns 1 × ASW mortar 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	1 × AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Single hangar and helipad

Luigi Rizzo (F 596) was a Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy.

Construction and career

She was laid down on 26 May 1957 and launched on 6 March 1960 by Navalmeccanica. She was commissioned on 15 December 1961.

Luigi Rizzo and Carlo Bergamini were discarded in 1980 and 1981 respectively.

Gallery

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  Luigi Rizzo and Carlo Bergamini underway in 1960s.
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  Luigi Rizzo, Indomito, Caio Duilio and Intrepido in 1970s.

References

• Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1962.
• Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1971. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.