Trieste LHD started sea trials

Nice to see a Trieste at sea. I remember the notes in "Janes Fighting Ships" about the proposed sister ship to Vittorio Veneto in the 1960s.
 
Think its a great ship. In an ideal world it would be the model for the eventual replacement of Albion and Bulwark. But does the aft islands flight control area look a little less 'pronounced' than it was originally speculated to be. Doesn't appear to have the vast fields of view of the entire flight deck that the QE's arrangement does, which seems genuinely useful.
 
timmymagic said:
But does the aft islands flight control area look a little less 'pronounced' than it was originally speculated to be.
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Honestly I don't understand, both islands sorted out bigger than originally planned. You can compare the original Trieste design (smaller islands and no ski-jump) with the actual one (bigger islands and the ski-jump):

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archipeppe said:
timmymagic said:
But does the aft islands flight control area look a little less 'pronounced' than it was originally speculated to be.
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Honestly I don't understand, both islands sorted out bigger than originally planned. You can compare the original Trieste design (smaller islands and no ski-jump) with the actual one (bigger islands and the ski-jump):

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I'll be honest..
the current twin islands look a bit disproportionate? being very tall relative to the length of the ship.
the older design looked a lot sleeker

i guess from a purely aesthetic point of view, Cavour is still my favorite "harrier" carrier.
but I hope trieste the best success in actual operations
 
archipeppe said:
Honestly I don't understand, both islands sorted out bigger than originally planned. You can compare the original Trieste design (smaller islands and no ski-jump) with the actual one (bigger islands and the ski-jump):
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It's the size of the FLYCO that was talking about. Some of the original designs (like the Shipbucket drawings posted) had a FLYCO position that jutted out from the aft island and provided a view along the whole length of the flight deck.
 
timmymagic said:
archipeppe said:
Honestly I don't understand, both islands sorted out bigger than originally planned. You can compare the original Trieste design (smaller islands and no ski-jump) with the actual one (bigger islands and the ski-jump):
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It's the size of the FLYCO that was talking about. Some of the original designs (like the Shipbucket drawings posted) had a FLYCO position that jutted out from the aft island and provided a view along the whole length of the flight deck.
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I think part of the problem is that that section of the island was still incomplete during the August trials. FLYCO was AIUI to be a two level structure. The upper level wraps around the aft end of the island but the lower level has windows on the port side of the island only.The windows in the upper level FLYCO still seem to be covered over, leaving only those in the lower level appearing in some photos. The upper level, with its surrounding catwalk seems to me to protrude further over the flight deck than the lower level. The other problem is the amount of shaping of the island under the catwalk, and above the FLYCO position seems to disguise just how far it does protrude.

Take a look at the shadow generated ahead of the position in this photo.

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That makes sense, looking at it from that angle the windows being covered still shows up really well.

Next question....do we know if the elevators fold up to close up the hangar bay openings or are there roller shutters in place?
 
timmymagic said:
Next question....do we know if the elevators fold up to close up the hangar bay openings or are there roller shutters in place?
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Yes the both elevators can fold up. As you may see in the following picture taken just after its launch.

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The Postwar Italian Navy has built a succession of fine looking ships which no other European Navy has matched for variety and creativity
 
archipeppe said:
The Trieste LHD has finally received both Leonardo Kronos Power Shield radar and the Athena-Sadoc Mk4 Combat Management System.

And here it is, 40,000 tons of Italian Diplomacy:

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What a brute shape, seen from that angle. It instantly sends a message, loud and clear "DON'T YOU MESS WITH ME"
 
minklinh said:
hi, can i get the source of the illustration
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In the first image the name of the creator is in the upper right corner and the copyright info is along the bottom.

The second image was created by the same person.

It is likely from the Shipbucket website, which is a forum where people create their own images/drawings and share them.
 
The next 7th of December the Italian LHD Trieste will have its official ceremony of commissioning.
In this occasion the Trieste will replace the old Garibaldi recently decomissioned.
The Italian Navy has recently released some new photos of the completed and operational Trieste along with Cavour.
Enjoy them.

Source: https://svppbellum.blogspot.com/2024/11/lhd-trieste-nuovi-video.html

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Garibaldi's future is currently uncertain. The rocket launcher hypotesis is definitely gone since Italian Space Agency decide to refubish the San Marco offshore launch base.

Some says that Garibaldi will became a museum ship in Genoa, some other that it will sell to a Foreign nation...

Cavour and Trieste share some common features but they definitely aren't sister ships. Cavour was conceived as full aircraft carrier while Trieste is a sort of hybrid ship: a real LHD coupled with full aircraft carrier capabilities.
 
Today the LPD Trieste officially entered in active service with Italian Navy, it received the Navy's flag from the hands of President Mattarella's daughter, Laura. The ceremony was held in Livorno at the presence of President of the Italian Republic Mattarella, Minister of Defense Crosetto, Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy Adm. Credendino and Fincantieri President and CEO.

Today marks the simbolic passage between ITS Garibaldi and LPD Trieste.

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Ever since I first got hold of my local library's Jane's Fighting Ships I have been a fan of Italian warships.
They look modern and well armed.
My good wishes to Trieste and her crew.
 

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