MTP96-class landing craft

The MTP96 class is a series of Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel used by the Italian Navy and Italian Army.[1]

Class overview
NameMTP96 class
BuildersStudioplast, Casale sul Sile (Venezia) and various shipyards
Operators
In service1996
General characteristics
TypeLanding Craft Vehicle Personnel
Displacement
  • - 14 t (14 long tons) full load
  • - 8.5 t (8.4 long tons) light
Length13.1 m (43 ft 0 in) LOA
Beam3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) over all
Draft3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Depth0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h) loaded
  • 27 knots (50 km/h) light
Range100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement3

History

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Twenty of these crafts are operated aboard the three San Giorgio-class ships and used by the San Marco Marine Brigade at Brindisi Naval Station homeport. A few others are used by 1st Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" of the Italian Army in the Venice lagoon.

Landing craft

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Name Pennant
number
Hull
number
Launched Commissioned Notes
  Italian Navy - MTP96 class
MTP96 MDN94
MTP96 MDN95
MTP96 MDN96
MTP97 MDN97 [2]
MTP96 MDN98
MTP96 MDN99 [3]
MTP96 MDN100
MTP96 MDN101
MTP96 MDN102
MTP96 MDN103
MTP96 MDN104
MTP96 MDN108
MTP96 MDN109
MTP96 MDN114
MTP96 MDN115
MTP96 MDN116 [4]
MTP96 MDN117
MTP96 MDN118
MTP96 MDN119
MTP96 MDN120 [5]
  Italian Army - MTP96 class
MTP96 287 2002 [6]
MTP96
MTP96
MTP96

References

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  1. ^ "Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  2. ^ http://www.fiammeblu.it/albums/userpics/10002/2008_0921_131632AA.JPG [bare URL image file]
  3. ^ http://www.seaforces.org/spcrep/ITS-San-Marco-L-9893-Trieste-August-2008-Dateien/image085.jpg [bare URL image file]
  4. ^ http://www.fiammeblu.it/albums/userpics/10002/2008_0921_131647AA.JPG [bare URL image file]
  5. ^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/sites/AMC1/SiteCollectionImages/a329ae04-6b8f-4287-8399-bf9e573706b3/06a5ba80-0dd1-4b5e-a4d9-6182766cf702_COT4607_resize.jpg [bare URL image file]
  6. ^ http://www.associazionelagunari.it/images/mtp16.jpg [bare URL image file]
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  • Ships Marina Militare website