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
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Class overview | |
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Name | Gorgona |
Builders | Cantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona |
Operators | ![]() |
In commission | 1986-1987 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal Transport ship |
Displacement | |
Length | 56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA |
Beam | 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Range | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) |
Crew | 34 (of which 2 officials) |
Sensors and processing systems | 2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar |
Roles
editCoastal 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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Caprera (A 5349) in 2013 in Port of Livorno
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Lipari (A 5352) in 2015
Italian Navy - Gorgona class | ||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Moto Trasporto Costiero – M.T.C. – Marina Militare". marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Reference List (Navy)" (PDF). www.pompegarbarino.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2016.
- ^ "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.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Gorgona-class transport ship.
- Gorgona (A 5347) Marina Militare website