Italian Aircraft Carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)
- For other ships of this name, see Italian ship Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier, the first through deck aviation ship ever built for the Italian Navy, and the first Italian ship built to operate fixed wing aircraft. She is equipped for STOVL aircraft and helicopters. The Garibaldi was involved in combat air operations off Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Libya.
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