Names |
MDN94-104 MDN108, 109 MDN114-120 |
Builders |
Tecnomatic, Ancona: MDN94, 95 Tecnomatic, Bari: MDN96-104 Tecnoplast, Venezia: MDN108, 109, 114-120 |
Commissioned |
1985: MDN94, 95 1987-1988: MDN96-104 1991-1994: MDN108, 109, 114-120 |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
in service (2019): MDN94-104, 108, 109, 114-120 |
Displacement standard, t |
8 |
Displacement full, t |
14 |
Length, m |
13.1 |
Breadth, m |
3.80 |
Draught, m |
0.70 |
No of shafts |
MDN94-104, 108, 109, 114-117: 2 MDN118-120: 2 waterjets |
Machinery |
2 Fiat-AIFO 8361-SRM diesels |
Power, h. p. |
700 |
Max speed, kts |
22 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
100(12) |
Armament |
none |
Electronic equipment |
none |
Military load |
45 troops or 4.5t cargo |
Complement |
3 |
Project history: GRP personnel launches for use with the San Giorgio class. Assigned NATO "L"-series pennants are no longer carried, and the craft have been renumbered from the original MTP (Mototrasporti Personale) series to MDN. The last three built had waterjets, and the propellers are being replaced by waterjets in the earlier units. Have a small bow ramp and can transport light vehicles.
Modernizations: 1990s-2000s, MDN94-104, 108, 109, 114-117: propellers were replaced by 2 waterjets
Naval service: No significant events.
MDN101 2001