Italian frigate Luigi Rizzo (F 596) explained

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.

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. .
• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. .