AAmphibious assault ships
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AAmphibious assault ships
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Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 0 of 3
Yushan-class landing platform docklarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source133 m (436 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian ship San Giusto | Yushan-class landing platform dock |
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| Power | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] | — |
| Name | San Giusto[source] | Yushan 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.
153 m (502 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | 4 × LCMs 1 × LCU ; and 9 × AAV7 amphibious APCs[source] |
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| Capacity | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] | 483 marines[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] | — |
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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] | 4 × missile launchers for 32 Hai Chien SAMs 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara gun 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 20 mm T-75 gun[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] | 2 × Black Hawk or Seahawk helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] | Flight deck, two hangars[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 × LCMs 1 × LCU ; and 9 × AAV7 amphibious APCs[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 | 483 marines[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Builders | — | CSBC Corporation, Taiwan[source] |
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| Operators | — | Republic of China Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | ROCS Hsu Hai[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2023-Present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Type | — | Landing platform dock[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 4x MAN 16V28/33 D STC[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Taiwan[source] |
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