San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock

	San Marco underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 16 June 2016
Class overview
Name	San Giorgio
Builders	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso (La Spezia)
Operators	Italian Navy; Algerian National Navy;
Preceded by	Grado; Caorle;
Succeeded by	LxD-project
Cost	$291 million
In commission	1988–present
Building	1
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Amphibious transport dock
Displacement	- 7,960 t (7,830 long tons) full load; - 8,000 t (7,900 long tons) for San Giusto (full load);
Length	133 m (436 ft)
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion	- 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12, 6,264 kW (8,400 hp) each; - 4 × diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT B230.6, 770 kW (1,030 hp) each;
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	- 3 × LCM62-class LCM; - 3 × MTP96-class LCVP; - 1 × patrol craft;
Capacity	350 troops with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles
Complement	17 officers, 163 ratings
Sensors and ; processing systems	- SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar; - GEM Elettronica navigation radar: MM/SPN-748 then MM/SPN-753(V)9 and now dual band radar (X/Ka) MM/SPN-760(V)1; - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite
Armament	- 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun (removed from San Giorgio and San Marco to increase flight deck space); - 2 × OTO Melara - Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm guns;
Aircraft carried	3 × AW-101, 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters or 18 SH90A
Aviation facilities	Flight deck
Notes	- San Giusto has a full load displacement 300t greater than the other ships in the class; - Italian ships in class include: San Giorgio (L9892); San Marco (L9893); San Giusto (L9894); - Algerian ship in class include only Kalaat Béni Abbès, armed with Aster 15 missiles; - one similar ship, Al Fulk, on order for the Qatari navy.;

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]

^ Bishop, Chris; Chris Chant (2004). Aircraft Carriers. London: Summertime Publishing Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 0-7603-2005-5. 'San Giorgio' class Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)
^ "San Giorgio Class Landing Platform Dock (LPD), Italy". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ "San Giorgio". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.^{[unreliable source?]}

[1] Bishop, Chris; Chris Chant (2004). Aircraft Carriers. London: Summertime Publishing Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 0-7603-2005-5. 'San Giorgio' class Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)

[2] "San Giorgio Class Landing Platform Dock (LPD), Italy". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[3] "San Giorgio". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.^{[unreliable source?]}

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Class overview
San Marco underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 16 June 2016
Name	San Giorgio
Builders	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso (La Spezia)
Operators	Italian Navy Algerian National Navy
Preceded by	Grado Caorle
Succeeded by	LxD-project
Cost	$291 million
In commission	1988–present
Building	1
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Amphibious transport dock
Displacement	- 7,960 t (7,830 long tons) full load - 8,000 t (7,900 long tons) for San Giusto (full load)
Length	133 m (436 ft)
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion	- 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12, 6,264 kW (8,400 hp) each - 4 × diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT B230.6, 770 kW (1,030 hp) each
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	- 3 × LCM62-class LCM - 3 × MTP96-class LCVP - 1 × patrol craft
Capacity	350 troops with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles
Complement	17 officers, 163 ratings
Sensors and processing systems	- SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica navigation radar: MM/SPN-748 then MM/SPN-753(V)9 and now dual band radar (X/Ka) MM/SPN-760(V)1 - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite
Armament	- 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun (removed from San Giorgio and San Marco to increase flight deck space) - 2 × OTO Melara - Oerlikon KBA 25/80 mm guns
Aircraft carried	3 × AW-101, 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters or 18 SH90A
Aviation facilities	Flight deck
Notes	- San Giusto has a full load displacement 300t greater than the other ships in the class - Italian ships in class include: San Giorgio (L9892) San Marco (L9893) San Giusto (L9894) - Algerian ship in class include only Kalaat Béni Abbès, armed with Aster 15 missiles - one similar ship, Al Fulk, on order for the Qatari navy.

San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock

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