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BAmphibious assault ships
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Foudre-class landing platform docklarger figure on 1 of 1
Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
oa
Single source168.0 m (551 ft 2 in) oa[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Foudre-class landing platform dock | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Name | Foudre class[source] | San Giusto[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Bougainville class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Mistral class[source] | — |
| Built | 1986–1998[source] | — |
133 m (436 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Landing platform dock[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 30 days[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 CTMs[source] | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Troops | 470[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × DRBV-21A air/surface search radar 1 × Decca 2459 surface search radar[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 | 1 × ARBB-36 jammer 1 × SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system[source] | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] |
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| Armament | 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs 3 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) Breda-Mauser guns 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 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 | 4 × Super Puma EC225 or 2 × Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon[source] | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | DCN Brest[source]Foudre class · Foudre L9011 original construction | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 10 CTMs[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 | 470[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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| 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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