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San Giusto 2004

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
San Giusto	L9894		Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso	7.4.1992	2.12.1993	14.4.1994	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	7000
Displacement full, t	7960
Length, m	118.0 pp 137.0 oa
Breadth, m	20.5 hull 25.0 deck
Draught, m	6.00
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 GMT A420-12 diesels
Power, h. p.	16800
Max speed, kts	21
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	7500(16)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 3 - 5 helicopters (3 CH-47 Chinook or 3 SH-3D Sea King or 5 AB-212)
Military load	3 LCM (MTM), 3 LCVP (MTP), 34 APC, 349 troops or 204 cadets + 62 instructors
Electronic equipment	SPS-702, SPN-753, SPG-70 radars, SLQ-747, SLR-730 ECM suites, 2x SCLAR decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SADOC 2 CCS
Complement	198

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Project history

Modified version of the San Giorgio class, intended to act as training ship for the naval academy at Livorno in peacetime. Authorized in 1990 and ordered in 1991. Has a broader island superstructure than the earlier San Giorgio class, and the boats are stowed on a sponson to port to restore flight deck area, providing a taxiway between the landing area at the stern and a smaller one to port at the bow. Up to six medium-sized helicopters can be accommodated on deck. There is no bow vehicle ramp, but the side doors and ramps are larger than on the earlier units. Is able to carry 34 combat vehicles totaling up to 1200t below decks, and additional light vehicles can be carried on the flight deck. About 85t (80m³) of combat stores and 30t (80m³) of provisions can be accommodated. Landing craft include three 63t MTM-series medium landing craft in the 20.5x7.0m stern docking well and three 14t MTP-series personnel landing craft in davits to port, plus one 9t motor launch.

Modernizations

early 2000s: - 2 x 2 - 20/70; + 2 x 1 - 25/87 KBA25/80

Naval service

No significant events.