Gorgona-class transport ship

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Coastal oil tanker Capri (A 5353), 2007
Class overview
NameGorgona
Builders Cantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy
In commission1986-1987
Planned6
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypeCoastal Transport ship
Displacement
  • - 631  t (621 long tons) / 799.6  t (787.0 long tons) full load
  • - 460.27  t (453.00 long tons) empty
Length56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA
Beam10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi)
Crew34 (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.

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Roles

Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship: [1]

Ships

Naval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy - Gorgona class
Name Pennant
number
Hull
number
Displacement
tonnes, f.l.
Laid downLaunchedCommissionedNotesInitial
number
Gorgona A 5347218 [2] 799,6198512 July 198623 December 1986 [3] MLU in 1992MTC-1011
Tremiti A 5348219705,724 April 198513 September 19862 March 1987MLU in 1988; 18 more bedsMTC-1012
Caprera A 534922063124 June 19858 November 198610 April 1987MTC-1013
Pantelleria A 5351221798,32198531 January 198726 May 1987MLU in 1992MTC-1014
Lipari A 535222263119857 May 198710 July 1987MTC-1015
Capri A 535322370619 December 198518 June 198716 September 1987MTC-1016

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References

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