Italian ship San Giusto

For the transport ship seized by Italy at the end of World War I, see SS Fürst Bismarck (1890).

San Giusto (L 9894) is a San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock of the Italian Navy. The ship was built by Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA at Riva Trigoso, laid down on 19 August 1991, and launched on 23 October 1993.^[2]

San Giusto alongside at Malaga in 2003
History
Italy
Name	San Giusto
Namesake	St. Justus
Builder	Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA, Riva Trigoso
Laid down	19 August 1991
Launched	2 December 1993
Commissioned	14 April 1994
Homeport	Brindisi
Motto	Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto
Status	Active
Notes	Pennant number L 9894
General characteristics
Class & type	San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	7,650-8,300 tons
Length	133 m (436 ft)
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Three LCM, three LCVP and a patrol craft
Capacity	350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles
Complement	17 officers, 163 ratings
Sensors & processing systems	- SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite [1]
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.
Aircraft carried	3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck

Operations

• 1997: Operation Alba, during the Albanian unrest
• 1999/2000: the ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000.^[3]
• 2003: Operation Ancient Babylon/Operation Iraqi Freedom, support to Italian and coalition forces in Iraq
• June 2005: San Giusto was the flagship of Admiral Jonathon Band RN,^[4] during "Exercise Sorbet Royal", a NATO exercise in which ships from ten countries carried out simulated rescues from submerged submarines.^[5]
• 2008: DEEP BLUE/LONG KNIFE international exercise
• 2009: LOYAL MARINER 09 international exercise
• 2011: Operation Unified Protector, to support Libya coalition campaign
• 2012: flagship of Task Force Atalanta in Indian Ocean for anti-piracy rules
• 2014: Operation Mare Nostrum, to rescue refugees in Mediterranean Sea.