San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock

Italian Navy ship class

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.

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]

Ships

Name	Pennant number	Hull number	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Motto	Status
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

Replacement class

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]

Improved San Giorgio or Landing and Logistic Support Ship

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.

Kalaat Béni Abbès is fitted with Aster 15 behind the island superstructure, with one OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid at the bow and with two 25 mm remote weapon stations.

The BDSL can accommodate three landing craft mechanized, three small landing craft vehicle personnel, one large landing craft personnel and two semi-rigid boats. The hangar can accommodate up to 15 armoured vehicles.

The crew will consist of 150 sailors while the ship may accommodate a landing force of 440 soldiers.^[16]^[17]

References

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^ Vavasseur, Xavier (5 June 2021). "Fincantieri Launches Second OPV, Cuts Steel On Air-Defense LPD For Qatar". Naval News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ Vavasseur, Xavier (24 January 2023). "Fincantieri Launches Qatar's Air Defense LPD". Naval News. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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^ Peruzzi, Luca (20 November 2023). "Italian MoD's Defence Planning Document 2023-2025: New Naval And Joint Programs". Naval News. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Algerian navy orders vessel from Italy". Upi.com. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ "Riva Trigoso – Taglio della "prima lamiera" per unità algerina" (in Italian). Marina Militare. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ "Bâtiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique: una nave italiana per la marina algerina" (in Italian). Marina Militare. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ "Italian shipyard Fincantieri launched Algerian Navy future amphibious ship". navyrecognition.com. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ "Italian shipyard Fincantieri delivered amphibious ship Kalaat Beni-Abbes to Algerian Navy". navyrecognition.com. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

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v t e Ship classes of the Italian Navy
Aircraft carriers	Cavour^S Giuseppe Garibaldi^S
Amphibious ships	San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
Destroyers	Nicoloso da Recco (Navigatori class)^C Grecale (Maestrale class)^C Granatiere (Soldati class)^C Artigliere class (Benson/Gleaves class)^X Fante class (Fletcher class)^X San Giorgio class Impetuoso class Impavido class Audace class Durand de la Penne class
Frigates	Aldebaran class (Cannon class)^X Centauro class Bergamini class Alpino class Lupo class Maestrale class Soldati class Orizzonte class Bergamini class
Corvettes	Antilope class Gabbiano class^C Alabarda^S Albatros class Sentinella^S Pietro De Cristofaro class Minerva class
Patrol boats	Comandanti class Cassiopea class Sirio class Esploratore class Thaon di Revel class
Submarines	Enrico Tazzoli class (Gato class)^X Evangelista Torricelli class (Balao class)^X Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia class (Tench class)^X Livio Piomarta class (Tang class)^X Marconi class Toti class Sauro class Todaro (Type 212)^X SRV-300^S
Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Etna class Stromboli class Anteo^S Marino class Elettra^S Alliance^S Leonardo^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole^S Porto class Cheradi^S Argo^S
Training ships	Amerigo Vespucci Palinuro Italia Orsa Maggiore Caroly Capricia Stella Polare Corsaro II
Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	LHD Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano Cabrini class (UNPAV) USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported

v t e List of ships built by Fincantieri
Warships	Andrea Doria Assad-class corvettes Caio Duilio Carvajal Cassiopea-class patrol vessels Cavour Deepak Diciotti-class offshore patrol vessels Durand de la Penne-class destroyers Esmeraldas-class corvette Etna Falaj 2-class patrol vessels Giuseppe Garibaldi Laksamana-class corvettes Maestrale-class frigates Minerva-class corvettes San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks San Giusto Sauro-class submarines Scirè Shakti Toti-class submarines Vittorio Veneto Doha-class corvettes Musherib-class offshore patrol vessels Bergamini-class frigates Villavicencio
Cruise ships	Amsterdam Arcadia L'Austral Azura Le Boreal Britannia Caribbean Princess Carnival Breeze Carnival Conquest Carnival Dream Carnival Freedom Carnival Glory Carnival Horizon Carnival Liberty Carnival Magic Carnival Panorama Carnival Splendor Carnival Sunshine Carnival Sunrise Carnival Valor Carnival Victory Carnival Vista Concordia-class cruise ships Costa Concordia Costa Deliziosa Costa Diadema Costa Fascinosa Costa Firenze Costa Fortuna Costa Luminosa Costa Magica Costa neoClassica Costa neoRomantica Costa Pacifica Costa Serena Costa Venezia Crown Princess Dawn Princess Discovery Princess Destiny-class cruise ships Disney Magic Disney Wonder Emerald Princess Eurodam Fram Golden Princess Grand Princess Koningsdam Le Lyrial Maasdam Majestic Princess Marina Nieuw Amsterdam Nieuw Statendam Noordam Ocean Princess Oosterdam MS Ambience Pacific Jewel Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria Regal Princess Riviera Rotterdam Royal Princess Ryndam Royal-class cruise ships Ruby Princess Sea Princess Seabourn Encore Seabourn Ovation MSC Seaside MSC Seaview Seven Seas Explorer Sky Princess Silver Muse Silver Spirit Le Soléal Star Princess Sun Princess Sun-class cruise ships The Calypso Vasco da Gama Veendam (1996) Ventura Viking Sea Viking Sky Viking Star Viking Sun Volendam Westerdam Zaandam Zuiderdam
Ferries	al-Salam Boccaccio 98 Almudaina Dos Gotlandia II Knossos Palace Festos Palace Hellenic Wind MDV1200-class fast ferries Pride of Hull Pride of Rotterdam Star-class ferries Speedrunner III Speedrunner IV Superstar
Cargo ships	Britannia Seaways Cape Victory Cape Vincent
Yachts	Destriero Serene Victory
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