Gorgona-class transport ship

	Coastal oil tanker Capri (A 5353), 2007
Class overview
Name	Gorgona
Builders	Cantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona
Operators	Italian Navy
In commission	1986-1987
Planned	6
Completed	6
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	Coastal Transport ship
Displacement	- 631 t (621 long tons) / 799.6 t (787.0 long tons) full load; - 460.27 t (453.00 long tons) empty;
Length	56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) LOA
Beam	10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	- 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-8V, 647 kW (868 bhp) each; - 2 x diesel engines generators AIFO 8281-SRM-8V, 235 kW (315 bhp) each with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-315, 380V; - 1 x diesel engine generator AIFO 8210-M6, 110 kW (150 bhp) with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-250, 380 V; - 2 x shaft and thruster; - 1 x Auxiliary bow thruster;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi)
Crew	34 (of which 2 officials)
Sensors and ; processing systems	2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar

The Gorgona class is a series of six Coastal Transport ships of the Italian Navy, named as Moto Trasporto Costiero, MTC.

Roles[edit]

Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship:^[1]

minelayer
containers transport
troop transport
wheeled vehicles transport
tracked vehicles transport
hydrofoils logistic support (for Sparviero hydrofoils class until 2002)
logistic support to expeditionary missions
drinking water and fuel supply for vessels, islands and military barracks

Ships[edit]

Caprera (A 5349) to Port of Livorno in 2013
Lipari (A 5352) in 2015

Italian Navy - Gorgona class
Name	Pennant number	Hull number	Displacement tonnes, f.l.	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Notes	Initial number
Gorgona	A 5347	218 ^[2]	799,6	1985	12 July 1986	23 December 1986 ^[3]	MLU in 1992	MTC-1011
Tremiti	A 5348	219	705,7	24 April 1985	13 September 1986	2 March 1987	MLU in 1988; 18 more beds	MTC-1012
Caprera	A 5349	220	631	24 June 1985	8 November 1986	10 April 1987		MTC-1013
Pantelleria	A 5351	221	798,32	1985	31 January 1987	26 May 1987	MLU in 1992	MTC-1014
Lipari	A 5352	222	631	1985	7 May 1987	10 July 1987		MTC-1015
Capri	A 5353	223	706	19 December 1985	18 June 1987	16 September 1987		MTC-1016

References[edit]

^ "Trasporto costiere - Marina Militare". marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Reference List (Navy)" (PDF). www.pompegarbarino.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2016.
^ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 – Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". betasom.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

External links[edit]

Gorgona (A 5347) Marina Militare website

[difesa-1] "Trasporto costiere - Marina Militare". marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[2] "Reference List (Navy)" (PDF). www.pompegarbarino.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2016.

[betasom-3] "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 – Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". betasom.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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