AAmphibious assault ships
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AAmphibious assault ships
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Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 1 of 3
Mistral-class landing helicopter docklarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source133 m (436 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian ship San Giusto | Mistral-class landing helicopter dock |
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| Name | San Giusto[source] | Mistral 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] | — |
199 m (652 ft 11 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]
at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Single sourceat 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h)[source]
2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source]
3 Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 ( ) + 1 Wärtsilä Vasa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (
Single sourceInstalled power
Single source3 Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 (6.2 MW) + 1 Wärtsilä Vasa auxiliary diesel-alternator 18V200 (3 MW)[source]
2 Rolls-Royce Mermaid azimuth thrusters (2 × 7 MW), 2 five-bladed propellers[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Commissioned |
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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] | 4 chaland de transport de matériel landing craft EDA-R/S Amphibious Landing Craft ( S models being delivered from 2021) Landing Craft Air Cushion (2 could be carried but not acquired by French Navy)[source] |
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| Capacity | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] | 70 vehicles (including 13 Leclerc tank ) or a 40-strong Leclerc tank battalion[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] | DRBN-38A Decca Bridgemaster E250 navigation radar MRR3D-NG air/surface sentry radar 2 optronic fire control systems[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] | 2 × Simbad missile systems 2 x 20 mm modèle F2 gun 2 × 30 mm Breda-Mauser 2 x 7.62mm M134 miniguns 4 × 12.7 mm M2HB Browning machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] | 2 uncrewed helicopters Schiebel Camcopter S-100 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] | 6 helicopter landing spots[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 | 4 chaland de transport de matériel landing craft EDA-R/S Amphibious Landing Craft ( S models being delivered from 2021) Landing Craft Air Cushion (2 could be carried but not acquired by French Navy)[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 | 450 troops (or 250 troops plus a military staff of 200 men)[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Builders | — | DCNS STX Europe[source] |
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| Operators | — | Marine Nationale Egyptian Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Foudre class[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 451.6 million (2012) (equivalent to € 553.9 million in 2025)[source] |
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| In commission | — | December 2005 – present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Landing helicopter dock[source] |
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| Troops | — | 450 troops (or 250 troops plus a military staff of 200 men)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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