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BAmphibious assault ships
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Bay-class landing shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source579.4 ft (176.6 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class landing ship | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Power | 2 × Wärtsilä 8L26 generators, 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) 2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 generators, 9,000 hp (6.7 MW) 2 × azimuthing thrusters 1 × bow thruster[source] | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Swan Hunter and BAE Systems Naval Ships[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary Royal Australian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Round Table class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | ATS-class amphibious warfare ship (planned)[source] |
133 m (436 ft)[source]
(RFA, core only), 158 (RAN)
Single source70 (RFA, core only), 158 (RAN)[source]
officers, 163 ratings
Single source17 officers, 163 ratings[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Cost | £ 596 million for 4 units £ 149 million per unit BAE ships cost £ 127 million per unit to build[source] | — |
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| Built | 28 January 2002-26 November 2007[source] | — |
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| In commission | 13 July 2006-present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Landing ship dock[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCU or 2 × LCVP in well deck 2 × Mexeflote powered rafts[source] | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Capacity | 1,150 linear metres of vehicles (up to 24 Challenger 2 tanks or 150 light trucks) Cargo capacity of 200 tons ammunition or 24 TEU containers[source] | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] |
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| Troops | 356 (standard), 700 (overload)[source] | — |
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| Armament | Fitted for: 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 7.62mm Mk44 Miniguns (may be replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 6 × 7.62mm L7 GPMG Individual outfit varies across class[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck for helicopters up to Chinook -size; temporary hangar can be fitted[source] | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] |
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| Notes | Derivative of the Enforcer ship design[source] | Pennant number L 9894[source] |
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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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| Class & type | — | San Giorgio -class amphibious transport dock[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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| Landing craft carried | — | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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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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