The MTM217 class is a landing craft mechanized class used by the Italian Navy.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | MTM217 class |
| Builders | Cantiere Campanella (Savona) |
| Operators |  Italian Navy |
| Preceded by | MTM544 class |
| Succeeded by | LCM62 class |
| In service | 1968 |
| Building | 8 |
| Active | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing craft mechanized |
| Displacement | 65 t (64 long tons) full load |
| Length | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) LOA |
| Beam | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) over all |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) loaded |
| Range | 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 3 |
History
editThe MTM217 class is a vehicle crafted to support amphibious military action. The boats were designed for the transport of troops and ground vehicles, as part of landing operations on the coasts. These models are required and employed by all major navy forces, for their versatility. The hull construction material is steel. Eight of these craft are used as reserve craft by San Marco Marine Brigade at Brindisi Naval Station homeport.
Landing craft
edit| MTM217 class | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pennant number |
Hull number |
Launched | Commissioned | Notes | |||||
| MTM217 | MEN217 | 1968 | LCM17[2] | |||||||
| MTM218 | MEN218 | 1968 | LCM18 | |||||||
| MTM219 | MEN219 | 1968 | LCM19 | |||||||
| MTM220 | MEN220 | 1968 | LCM20 | |||||||
| MTM221 | MEN221 | 1968 | LCM21 | |||||||
| MTM222 | MEN222 | 1968 | LCM22 | |||||||
| MTM227 | MEN227 | 1968 | LCM23 | |||||||
| MTM228 | MEN228 | 1968 | LCM24 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- Ships Marina Militare website
