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]
 San Giusto alongside at Malaga in 2003
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| History | |
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| 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 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 × 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 and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite [1] |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities |
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Operations
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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 (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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Amphibious ship San Giusto Marina Militare website
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