AAmphibious assault ships
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AAmphibious assault ships
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Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 3 of 3
Magar-class amphibious warfare vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Italian ship San Giusto | Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 7,650-8,300 tons[source] | 5,665 tons (full load)[source] |
| Power | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] | 2 × 8560 hp sustained diesel engine[source] |
| Name | San Giusto[source] | Magar class[source] |
| Namesake | St. Justus[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA , Riva Trigoso[source] | — |
| Laid down | 19 August 1991[source] | — |
| Launched | 2 December 1993[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 14 April 1994[source] | — |
| Home port | Brindisi[source] | — |
| Motto | Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto[source] | — |
| Status | Active[source] | — |
| Notes | Pennant number L 9894[source] | — |
| Class & type | San Giorgio -class amphibious transport dock[source] | — |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] | 4 × LCVPs[source] |
| Capacity | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] | 15 Tanks, 8 APCs[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | - SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar[source] | 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] | BEL Ajanta as intercept[source] |
| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] | 4 × Bofors 40 mm/60 guns, 2 × 122 mm multiple-barrel rocket launchers[source] |
| Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] | 1 x Sea King[source] |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] | 2 helicopter platforms[source] |
| Landing craft carried | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 4 × LCVPs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
| Troop capacity | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 500[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
| Builders | — | Hindustan Shipyard Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers[source] |
| Operators | — | Indian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Kumbhir class[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Shardul class[source] |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Retired | — | |
| Type | — | Amphibious warfare vessel[source] |
| Ramps | — | Bow doors[source] |
| Troops | — | 500[source] |
| Country of origin | — | India[source] |