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San Marco underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 16 June 2016 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | San Giorgio |
Builders | Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso (La Spezia) |
Operators | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | LxD-project |
Cost | $291 million |
In commission | 1988–present |
Building | 1 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Amphibious transport dock |
Displacement | |
Length | 133 m (436 ft) |
Beam | 20.5 m (67 ft) |
Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
Propulsion |
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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 |
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Capacity | 350 troops with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles |
Complement | 17 officers, 163 ratings |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101, 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters or 18 SH90A |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck |
Notes |
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The San Giorgio class are amphibious transport docks (LPD) [1] [2] built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy. These ships can carry a battalion of troops, and up to 36 armored vehicles. The stern floodable dock can accommodate three landing craft. The ships are based at the Brindisi naval base on the Adriatic coast.
San Giorgio and San Marco have been modified with longer full-length flight decks with four landing spots. San Giusto, the third vessel, has not been modified since construction, however, it featured an improved design, and is normally employed as a training ship. [3]
Name | Pennant number | Hull number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Motto | Status |
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Italian Navy San Giorgio class | |||||||
San Giorgio | L9892 | 929 [4] | 27 May 1985 | 21 February 1987 | 13 February 1988 | Arremba San Zorzo | In service |
San Marco | L9893 | 5825 | 26 March 1985 | 10 October 1987 | 14 May 1988 | Ti con nu, nu con ti | In service |
San Giusto | L9894 | 5932 | 19 August 1991 | 2 December 1993 | 14 April 1994 | Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto | In service |
Algerian National Navy an improved San Giorgio class/BDSL | |||||||
Kalaat Béni Abbès | L474 | 6235 | 11 January 2012 [5] | 14 January 2014 [6] | 4 September 2014 [7] | In service | |
Qatari Emiri Navy an improved San Giorgio class/BDSL | |||||||
Al Fulk | L141 | 6295 | 5 June 2021 [8] | 24 January 2023 [9] | n/a | n/a | Fitting out |
The two oldest vessels of this class are scheduled for replacement. The Italian Navy has received the go-ahead to procure two 16,500-ton amphibious assault ships. [10] [11] According to the Italian MoD’s Multi-Year Defence Planning Document (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa, DPP) for the 2023-2025 timeframe, these ships are to be able to accommodate two LC-23 heavy landing craft for battle tanks or other vehicles and flight deck with multiple helicopter spots alongside extensive hangar and personnel accommodation facilities. A contract is possible in 2024 and delivery is anticipated in the 2028-2030 period. [12]
In July 2011 the Algerian Navy placed an order with Fincantieri for an improved version of the San Giorgio class amphibious transport ships classified as Bâtiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique (BDSL). [13] [14] [15] On 8 January 2014 the BDSL was launched on a barge at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Levante.
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The crew will consist of 150 sailors while the ship may accommodate a landing force of 440 soldiers. [16] [17]
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'San Giorgio' class Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)