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BAmphibious assault ships
At a glance
Anchorage-class dock landing shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source553 ft (169 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Anchorage-class dock landing ship | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Power | 2 × geared steam turbines 2 × boilers, 600 psi 2 shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) total[source] | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Republic of China Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Thomaston -class dock landing ship[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship[source] | — |
| Built | 1967–1972[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
133 m (436 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1969– Present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 1 (Taiwan)[source] | — |
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| Type | Dock landing ship[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 3 × LCACs Or 3 × LCUs Or 9 × LCMs[source] | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Troops | 330[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 × twin 3"/50 caliber gun (removed in 1980) 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk-38 chain guns 4 × .50 cal machine guns[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 3 × LCACs Or 3 × LCUs Or 9 × LCMs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | 330[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Name | — | San Giusto[source] |
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| Namesake | — | St. Justus[source] |
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| Builder | — | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA , Riva Trigoso[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 19 August 1991[source] |
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| Launched | — | 2 December 1993[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 14 April 1994[source] |
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| Home port | — | Brindisi[source] |
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| Motto | — | Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Notes | — | Pennant number L 9894[source] |
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| Class & type | — | San Giorgio -class amphibious transport dock[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | - SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] |
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