LCM62-class landing craft
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | LCM62 class |
| Builders | Cantieri Navali Vittoria, Adria (Rovigo).[1] |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | MTM217 class |
| Cost | €998,000 (2007)[2] per unit |
| In service | 2010 |
| Planned | 12 |
| Active | 12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing craft mechanized |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 19.58 m (64 ft 3 in) LOA |
| Beam | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) over all |
| Draft | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 190 nmi (350 km; 220 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 3 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Navigation radar, GSM, VHF |
| Notes |
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The LCM62 class is a series of landing craft mechanized used by the Italian Navy.[3]
History
The first four hulls were ordered by the Italian Ministry of Defense (NAVARM) on 21 December 2007,[4] for €3,992,000. The fifth hull was ordered by NAVARM on 9 November 2009. The last four hulls were ordered by NAVARM on 21 December 2010.
The LCM62 class is designated by Vittoria Shipyards as the C828 class and 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 and safety features guaranteed by the ballistic protection of the cabin. The hull and superstructure construction material is steel AH36. The closed and air-conditioned wheelhouse can accommodate up to three sailors. The wheelhouse and the front ramp door are equipped with ballistic protection against NATO 7.62×51mm A.P. bullets.
The MTM (Motozattera Trasporto Mezzi)-class landing crafts LCM62 have been developed by Studio Fast Service[5] and Vittoria Shipyard[6] for the Italian Navy. Nine of these crafts are operated aboard the three San Giorgio-class ships and are used by the San Marco Marine Brigade at Brindisi Naval Station homeport.
Export
Algerian Navy
In July 2011 the Algerian Navy placed an order with Fincantieri for an improved version of the San Giorgio-class amphibious transport ships classified as "Bâtiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique" (BDSL), and named Kalaat Béni Abbès The BDSL can accommodate three C828 landing craft mechanized, built in Ecrn (Etablissement de Construction et Réparation Navales) Shipyard of Mers-El-Kebir (Algeria), under license by Cantieri Vittoria [7][8]
Ships in class
| Name | Pennant number |
Hull number |
Launched | Commissioned | Notes | |||||
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| LCM62 (MTM C.828) class construction data | ||||||||||
| LCM62 | GIS62 | C.828 | 4 December 2009 | January 2010 | [9] | |||||
| LCM63 | GIS63 | C.829 | 4 December 2009 | January 2010 | ||||||
| LCM64 | GIS64 | C.830 | 4 December 2009 | January 2010 | ||||||
| LCM65 | GIS65 | C.831 | 4 December 2009 | January 2010 | ||||||
| LCM66 | GIS66 | C.833 | 16 March 2010 | December 2010 | ||||||
| LCM67 | GIS67 | C.836 | 23 November 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| LCM68 | GIS68 | C.837 | 23 November 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| LCM69 | GIS69 | C.838 | 23 November 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| LCM70 | GIS70 | C.839 | 23 November 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| MTM C.828 class construction data | ||||||||||
| 2014 | built in Algeria | |||||||||
| 2014 | built in Algeria | |||||||||
| 2014 | built in Algeria | |||||||||
References
- ^ "C.828 Landing Craft MTM". 8 June 2018.
- ^ http://www.aiad.it/aiad_res/cms/documents/Company_Profile_Cantiere_Vittoria.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "La Brigata oggi – Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ [1] Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Osn consegna la nuova ammiraglia alla Marina algerina – the Medi Telegraph". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ "Dopo Alfredo continua la controtendenza".
- ^ "Forum Regia Marina -> Brindisi – le unità della Marina Militare".
External links
- Ships Marina Militare website
