Italian ship San Giusto

For the transport ship seized by Italy at the end of World War I, see SS Fürst Bismarck (1890).

San Giusto alongside at Malaga in 2003
History
Italy
Name	San Giusto
Namesake	St. Justus
Builder	Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA, Riva Trigoso
Laid down	19 August 1991
Launched	2 December 1993
Commissioned	14 April 1994
Homeport	Brindisi
Motto	Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto
Status	Active
Notes	Pennant number L 9894
General characteristics
Class & type	San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	7,650-8,300 tons
Length	133 m (436 ft)
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Three LCM, three LCVP and a patrol craft
Capacity	350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles
Complement	17 officers, 163 ratings
Sensors & processing systems	- SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite [1]
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.
Aircraft carried	3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck

San Giusto (L 9894) is a San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock of the Italian Navy. The ship was built by Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA at Riva Trigoso, laid down on 19 August 1991, and launched on 23 October 1993. ^[2]

Operations

• 1997: Operation Alba, during the Albanian unrest
• 1999/2000: the ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000. ^[3]
• 2003: Operation Ancient Babylon/Operation Iraqi Freedom, support to Italian and coalition forces in Iraq
• June 2005: San Giusto was the flagship of Admiral Jonathon Band RN, ^[4] during "Exercise Sorbet Royal", a NATO exercise in which ships from ten countries carried out simulated rescues from submerged submarines. ^[5]
• 2008: DEEP BLUE/LONG KNIFE international exercise
• 2009: LOYAL MARINER 09 international exercise
• 2011: Operation Unified Protector, to support Libya coalition campaign
• 2012: flagship of Task Force Atalanta in Indian Ocean for anti-piracy rules
• 2014: Operation Mare Nostrum, to rescue refugees in Mediterranean Sea.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
2. "Marina Militare: San Giusto : Assalto Anfibio - Classe San Giusto". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
3. Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN   978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN   1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
4. "Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise : ITS San Giusto". sorbetroyal2005.celex.net. 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
5. "Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise". sorbetroyal2005.celex.net. 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

External links

• Amphibious ship San Giusto Marina Militare website