Names |
MEN215, 216 |
Builders |
Intermarine-Crestitalia, Ameglia, La Spezia: MEN215, 216 |
Commissioned |
1986: MEN215, 216 |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
in service (2019 as personnel launches): MEN215, 216 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
82 |
Length, m |
27.3 |
Breadth, m |
6.98 |
Draught, m |
1.10 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Isotta-Fraschini ID36 SS12V diesels |
Power, h. p. |
3200 |
Max speed, kts |
28 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
250(14) |
Armament |
none |
Electronic equipment |
SPN-732 radar |
Military load |
250 troops |
Complement |
4 |
Project history: Built to be carried by the Giuseppe Garibaldi as commando transports and for search-and-rescue, disaster relief, and other transport duties. GRP construction.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Soon after commission both craft were relegated to auxiliary role as personnel ferries.
MEN216 2008