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MATTOSO MAIA tank landing ship (1970/1994)

Mattoso Maia 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Mattoso Maia (ex-Cayuga) G28   National Steel, San Diego, USA 28.9.1968 12.7.1969 8.8.1970 // 26.8.1994 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

4970

Displacement full, t

8450

Length, m

159.2 oa over hull, 171.3 oa over derrick arms

Breadth, m

21.8

Draught, m

5.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

6 Alco 16-251 diesels

Power, h. p.

16500

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil 1750

Endurance, nm(kts) 14250(14)

Armament

1 x 6 - 20/76 Phalanx Mk 15, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck

Military load 29 tanks or 2000 t of cargo, 430 troops, 3 LCVP, 1 LCPL

Electronic equipment

SPS-10F, SPS-64, Furuno FR2120, Mk 90 radars, 2x SRBOC Mk 36 decoy RL

Complement

186

Project history: Former USN Newport class tank landing ship.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Mattoso Maia 2003

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