AAmphibious assault ships
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AAmphibious assault ships
BAmphibious assault ships
Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)
At a glance
Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 0 of 3
Izumo-class destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source133 m (436 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian ship San Giusto | Izumo-class destroyer |
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| Displacement | 7,650-8,300 tons[source] | 19,500 tons standard; 26,000 tons full load[source] |
| Name | San Giusto[source] | Izumo class[source] |
| Namesake | St. Justus[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA , Riva Trigoso[source] | — |
| Laid down | 19 August 1991[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
248 m (813 ft 8 in)[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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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| 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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| Sensors & processing systems | - SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar[source] | ATECS (advanced technology command system) OYQ-12 combat direction system OPS-50 AESA radar OPS-28 surface-search radar OQQ-23 bow sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] | NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite Mark 36 SRBOC Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD) Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] | 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × SeaRAM CIWS[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] | 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters 12 or more F-35B 28 aircraft V/STOL maximum[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[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 | For other operations, 400 troops and 50 3.5 ton trucks (or equivalent equipment) can also be carried.[source]Transport configuration for other operations, with the stated truck load |
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| Builders | — | Japan Marine United[source] |
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| Operators | — | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Hyūga class[source] |
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| Cost | — | 113.9 billion yen for construction of first unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 2012–2017[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2015–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)[source] |
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| Depth | — | 23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | COGAG , two shafts 4 × GE/IHI LM2500IEC gas turbine[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Japan[source] Japan[source] |
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