Coastal oil tanker Capri (A 5353), 2007 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Gorgona |
Builders | Cantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona |
Operators | Italian Navy |
In commission | 1986-1987 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal Transport ship |
Displacement | |
Length | 56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA |
Beam | 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Range | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) |
Crew | 34 (of which 2 officials) |
Sensors and processing systems | 2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar |
The Gorgona class is a series of six Coastal Transport ships of the Italian Navy, named as Moto Trasporto Costiero, MTC.
Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship: [1]
Italian Navy - Gorgona class | ||||||||||
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Name | Pennant number | Hull number | Displacement tonnes, f.l. | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Notes | Initial number | ||
Gorgona | A 5347 | 218 [2] | 799,6 | 1985 | 12 July 1986 | 23 December 1986 [3] | MLU in 1992 | MTC-1011 | ||
Tremiti | A 5348 | 219 | 705,7 | 24 April 1985 | 13 September 1986 | 2 March 1987 | MLU in 1988; 18 more beds | MTC-1012 | ||
Caprera | A 5349 | 220 | 631 | 24 June 1985 | 8 November 1986 | 10 April 1987 | MTC-1013 | |||
Pantelleria | A 5351 | 221 | 798,32 | 1985 | 31 January 1987 | 26 May 1987 | MLU in 1992 | MTC-1014 | ||
Lipari | A 5352 | 222 | 631 | 1985 | 7 May 1987 | 10 July 1987 | MTC-1015 | |||
Capri | A 5353 | 223 | 706 | 19 December 1985 | 18 June 1987 | 16 September 1987 | MTC-1016 |
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