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BAmphibious assault ships
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| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Displacement | 9,201 tons (light) 16,914 tons (full)[source] | 7,650-8,300 tons[source] |
| Power | 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)[source] | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] |
| Name | Austin class[source] | San Giusto[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] |
548 ft (167 m) w/l 569 ft (173 m) o/a[source]
Length
Single source133 m (436 ft)[source]
ballasted
Single sourcenavigational
Single source22 ft (6.7 m) navigational, 34 ft (10 m) ballasted[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | — |
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| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1965–2017 (U.S.)[source] | — |
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| Planned | 13[source] | — |
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| Completed | 12[source] | — |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | 1 (with India )[source] | — |
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| Retired | 11[source] | — |
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| Type | Amphibious transport dock[source] | — |
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| Tonnage | 7,713 DWT[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[source] | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[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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| 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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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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