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BAmphibious assault ships
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Foudre-class landing platform docklarger figure on 2 of 2
Italian ship San Marco (L 9893)larger figure on 0 of 2
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 Marco (L 9893) |
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| Name | Foudre class[source] | San Marco[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Bougainville class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Mistral class[source] | — |
| Built | 1986–1998[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
133 m (436 ft)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source9,300 t (9,200 long tons ) (standard) 11,880 t (11,690 long tons) (full load)[source]
full load
Single sourcefor San Giusto (full load)
Single sourceInstalled power
Single source15,480 kW (20,760 bhp )[source]
2 × SEMT-Pielstick 16 PC 2.5 V400 diesel engines 2 × controllable-pitch propellers 1 × bow thruster (750 kW; 1,000 hp) 5 × 850 kW diesel alternators[source]
- 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12, 6,264 kW (8,400 hp) each - 4 × diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT B230.6, 770 kW (1,030 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| 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] | - 3 × LCM62-class LCM - 3 × MTP96-class LCVP - 1 × 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 navigation radar: MM/SPN-748 then MM/SPN-753(V)9 and now dual band radar (X/Ka) MM/SPN-760(V)1 - 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] | - 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 , 5 × Bell 212 helicopters or 18 NH90[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] | Flight 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 | - 3 × LCM62-class LCM - 3 × MTP96-class LCVP - 1 × 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 troops with 30 C1 Ariete or 36 Dardo IFV[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Namesake | — | San Marco[source] |
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| Builder | — | Fincantieri , Riva Trigoso[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 26 March 1985[source] |
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| Launched | — | 10 October 1987[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 14 May 1988[source] |
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| Home port | — | Brindisi[source] |
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| Identification | — | Callsign : IARM Pennant number : L 9893[source] |
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| Motto | — | Ti con nu, nu con ti[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | San Giorgio -class landing helicopter dock[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 350 troops with 30 C1 Ariete or 36 Dardo IFV[source] |
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- 7.960 t (7.834 long tons) full load - 8.000 t (7.874 long tons) for San Giusto (full load)[source]