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ALMIRANTE SABOIA tank landing ship (1967/2009)

Almirante Saboia 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Almirante Saboia (ex-Sir Bedivere) G25   Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, UK 28.10.1965 20.7.1966 18.5.1967 // 21.5.2009 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

3390

Displacement full, t

6700

Length, m

125.4 pp 137.5 oa

Breadth, m

19.6

Draught, m

4.80

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Stork-Wärtsilä 12SW280 diesels

Power, h. p.

9930

Max speed, kts

16

Fuel, t

diesel oil 850

Endurance, nm(kts)

9200(15)

Armament

4 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 4 x 1 - 7.6/90, helicopter deck

Military load

16 tanks, 34 vehicles, 400 troops, 4 LCVP

Electronic equipment

type 1007, Decca 2690, Furuno 1942 radars, 2x Shield decoy RL

Complement

95

Project history: Former RN Sir Lancelot class tank landing ship, lengthened and modernized before transfer.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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