Italian ship San Giusto (L9894)
 San Giusto alongside at Malaga in 2003 | |
| Career (Italy) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | San Giusto |
| Namesake: | St. Justus |
| Builder: | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA, Riva Trigoso |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1991 |
| Launched: | 23 October 1993 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | San Giorgio-class amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement: | 7,650-8,300 tons |
| Length: | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.5 m (67 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 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 × Sea King SH-3D or 5 × 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 (L9894) is a Landing Helicopter 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 23 October 1993.[1]
It's command and control capabilities are supported by communications & antennas devices, as:
- 1 x Selex ES TSN101/X, SHF Naval Satellite Terminal
- 2 x Selex ES SHF Naval Satellite Terminal TN
- 1 x Selex ES tri-band satellite antenna
- 2 x SITEPItalia UHF Milsatcom OE-187(V) System
- 1 x SITEPItalia Automatic VSAT Tracking System (CommSat)
- 1 x SITEPItalia Satellite TV Terminal OE-271(V)
The ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000.[2]
In June 2005, San Giusto was the flagship of Admiral Jonathon Band RN,[3] during "Exercise Sorbet Royal", a NATO exercise in which ships from ten countries, carried out simulated rescues from submerged submarines.[4]
References
- ↑ "Marina Militare: San Giusto : Assalto Anfibio - Classe San Giusto". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise. Working Papers 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise : ITS San Giusto". sorbetroyal2005.celex.net. 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise". sorbetroyal2005.celex.net. 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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