San Giusto alongside at Malaga in 2003 |
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| Career (Italy) | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 x Fincantieri GMT A 420.12 diesel engines |
| 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 and 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 and processing systems: |
MM/SPQ 702 search radar, SPN-748 navigation radar, Selex RTN-10X fire control radar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
Elettronica SpA ECM/ESM suite |
| Armament: | 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun, 2 × 20 mm guns. |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 x Sea King SH-3D or 5 x Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck with three landing spots, no hangar (but San Giusto is capable to move AB212 sized helicopters to and from the vehicle deck) |
San Giusto (L89894) is a San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock of the Italian Navy.
The ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000.[1]