Gorgona-class transport ship

The Gorgona class is a series of six Coastal Transport ships of the Italian Navy, named as Moto Trasporto Costiero, MTC.

Coastal oil tanker Capri (A 5353), 2007
Class overview
NameGorgona
BuildersCantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona
Operators Italian Navy
In commission1986-1987
Planned6
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypeCoastal Transport ship
Displacement
  • - 631 t (621 long tons) / 799.6 t (787.0 long tons) full load
  • - 460.27 t (453.00 long tons) empty
Length56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA
Beam10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi)
Crew34 (of which 2 officials)
Sensors and
processing systems
2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar

Roles

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Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship:[1]

  • minelayer
  • containers transport
  • troop transport
  • wheeled vehicles transport
  • tracked vehicles transport
  • hydrofoils logistic support (for Sparviero hydrofoils class until 2002)
  • logistic support to expeditionary missions
  • drinking water and fuel supply for vessels, islands and military barracks

Ships

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  Italian Navy - Gorgona class
Name Pennant
number
Hull
number
Displacement
tonnes, f.l.
Laid down Launched Commissioned Notes Initial
number
Gorgona A 5347 218 [2] 799,6 1985 12 July 1986 23 December 1986 [3] MLU in 1992 MTC-1011
Tremiti A 5348 219 705,7 24 April 1985 13 September 1986 2 March 1987 MLU in 1988; 18 more beds MTC-1012
Caprera A 5349 220 631 24 June 1985 8 November 1986 10 April 1987 MTC-1013
Pantelleria A 5351 221 798,32 1985 31 January 1987 26 May 1987 MLU in 1992 MTC-1014
Lipari A 5352 222 631 1985 7 May 1987 10 July 1987 MTC-1015
Capri A 5353 223 706 19 December 1985 18 June 1987 16 September 1987 MTC-1016

References

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  1. ^ "Moto Trasporto Costiero – M.T.C. – Marina Militare". marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Reference List (Navy)" (PDF). www.pompegarbarino.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 – Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". betasom.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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