MTP96-class landing craft

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Class overview
NameMTP96 class
Builders Studioplast, Casale sul Sile (Venezia) and various shipyards
Operators
In service1996
General characteristics
Type Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel
Displacement
  • - 14  t (14 long tons) full load
  • - 8.5  t (8.4 long tons) light
Length13.1 m (43 ft 0 in) LOA
Beam3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) over all
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Depth0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h) loaded
  • 27 knots (50 km/h) light
Range100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement3

The MTP96 class is a series of Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel used by the Italian Navy and Italian Army. [1]

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History

Twenty of these crafts are operated aboard the three San Giorgio-class ships and used by the San Marco Marine Brigade at Brindisi Naval Station homeport. A few others are used by 1st Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" of the Italian Army in the Venice lagoon.

Landing craft

Name Pennant
number
Hull
number
LaunchedCommissionedNotes
Naval Ensign of Italy.svg  Italian Navy - MTP96 class
MTP96 MDN94
MTP96 MDN95
MTP96 MDN96
MTP97 MDN97 [2]
MTP96 MDN98
MTP96 MDN99 [3]
MTP96 MDN100
MTP96 MDN101
MTP96 MDN102
MTP96 MDN103
MTP96 MDN104
MTP96 MDN108
MTP96 MDN109
MTP96 MDN114
MTP96 MDN115
MTP96 MDN116 [4]
MTP96 MDN117
MTP96 MDN118
MTP96 MDN119
MTP96 MDN120 [5]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italian Army - MTP96 class
MTP96 2872002 [6]
MTP96
MTP96
MTP96

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References

  1. "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  2. http://www.fiammeblu.it/albums/userpics/10002/2008_0921_131632AA.JPG [ bare URL image file ]
  3. http://www.seaforces.org/spcrep/ITS-San-Marco-L-9893-Trieste-August-2008-Dateien/image085.jpg [ bare URL image file ]
  4. http://www.fiammeblu.it/albums/userpics/10002/2008_0921_131647AA.JPG [ bare URL image file ]
  5. http://www.marina.difesa.it/sites/AMC1/SiteCollectionImages/a329ae04-6b8f-4287-8399-bf9e573706b3/06a5ba80-0dd1-4b5e-a4d9-6182766cf702_COT4607_resize.jpg [ bare URL image file ]
  6. http://www.associazionelagunari.it/images/mtp16.jpg [ bare URL image file ]