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BAmphibious assault ships
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Canberra-class landing helicopter docklarger figure on 2 of 2
Italian ship San Giusto
Measured figures
Length
Single source230.82 m (757 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Canberra-class landing helicopter dock | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Builders | Navantia , Ferrol , Spain and BAE Systems Australia , Victoria[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | HMAS Tobruk , Kanimbla class[source] | — |
| Cost | A$ 3.1 billion (2007) for two units A$ 1.55 billion (2007) per unit[source] | — |
| Built | 2009–2015[source] | — |
| In commission |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
133 m (436 ft)[source]
Maximum; economical
Single sourceMaximum; full-load sustained
Single sourceMaximum; Over maximum
Single sourceOver 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) maximum 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) full-load sustained 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) economical[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[source]
1 × GE LM2500 gas turbine (25,600 shp ) 2 × Navantia MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators
Single source(9,900 shp ) each
Single source1 × GE LM2500 gas turbine 19.1 MW (25,600 shp ) 2 × Navantia MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators , 7.4 MW (9,900 shp ) each[source]
Integrated Electric Propulsion 2 × Siemens Navantia azimuth thrusters , 11 MW (15,000 shp ) each[source]
2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2014–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Landing helicopter dock[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 × LHD Landing Craft 2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays[source] | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Capacity | Up to 110 vehicles Heavy vehicle deck: 1,410 m 2 (15,200 sq ft) Light vehicle deck: 1,880 m 2 (20,200 sq ft)[source] | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] |
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| Troops | 1,046 standard 1,600 overload[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Giraffe AMB radar Saab 9LV combat system[source] | - 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 | AN/SLQ-25C Nixie towed torpedo decoy Nulka missile decoy[source] | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × Rafael Typhoon 25 mm (1.0 in) remote weapons systems 6 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) 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 | 8 helicopters (standard) 18 helicopters (maximum hangar space)[source] | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with 13-degree ski-jump , 6 in-line deck landing spots[source] | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | Spain, Australia[source] | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 4 × LHD Landing Craft 2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays[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 | 1,046 standard 1,600 overload[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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