AAmphibious assault ships
HTMS Chakri Naruebet
Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)
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AAmphibious assault ships
Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)
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| Specification | HTMS Chakri Naruebet | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Power | 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbines providing 22,125 shp (16,499 kW ) 2 × Bazán-MTU 16V1163 TB83 diesel engines providing 5,600 bhp (4,200 kW) 2 × shafts with 5-bladed propellers[source] | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] |
| Name | Chakri Naruebet[source] | San Giusto[source] |
| Namesake | Sovereign of the Chakri Dynasty[source] | St. Justus[source] |
| Ordered | 27 March 1992[source] |
pp
Single source182.65 m (599 ft 3 in) ( oa ) 174.1 m (571 ft 2 in) ( flight deck ) 164.1 m (538 ft 5 in) ( pp )[source]
Length
Single source133 m (436 ft)[source]
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| Builder | Bazán , Ferrol, Spain[source] | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA , Riva Trigoso[source] |
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| Cost | US$285 million (1993)[source] | — |
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| Laid down | 12 July 1994[source] | 19 August 1991[source] |
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| Launched | 20 January 1996[source] | 2 December 1993[source] |
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| Commissioned | 27 March 1997[source] | 14 April 1994[source] |
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| Home port | Sattahip Naval Base[source] | Brindisi[source] |
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| Identification | 911[source] | — |
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| Motto | Rule The Sky, Rule The Sea (ครองเวหา ครองนที)[source] | Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto[source] |
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| Status | in active service[source] | Active[source] |
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| Type | Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)[source] | — |
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| Troops | Up to 675[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Hughes SPS-52 C air search radar, E/F band 2 × Kelvin-Hughes 1007 navigational radars[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 | Decoys: 4 × SRBOC decoy launchers SLQ-32 towed decoy[source] | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 12.7mm machine guns 3 × sextuple Sadral launchers for Mistral surface-to-air missiles 4 x 20mm Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 6 Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters 2 (+4) MH-60S Knighthawk Up to 14 additional helicopters when required[source] | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 174.6-by-27.5-metre (573 by 90 ft) flight deck 12° ski-jump Hangar space for 10 aircraft[source] | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[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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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[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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