Italian ship San Marco (L 9893)

San Marco on 22 April 2016
History
Italy
NameSan Marco
NamesakeSan Marco
BuilderFincantieri, Riva Trigoso
Laid down26 March 1985
Launched10 October 1987
Commissioned14 May 1988
HomeportBrindisi
Identification
MottoTi con nu, nu con ti
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeSan Giorgio-class landing helicopter dock
Displacement
  • - 7.960 t (7.834 long tons) full load
  • - 8.000 t (7.874 long tons) for San Giusto  (full load)
Length133 m (436 ft)
Beam20.5 m (67 ft)
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity350 troops with 30 C1 Ariete or 36 Dardo IFV
Complement17 officers, 163 ratings
Sensors and
processing systems
  • - SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar
  • - GEM Elettronica navigation radar: MM/SPN-748 then MM/SPN-753(V)9 and now dual band radar (X/Ka) MM/SPN-760(V)1
  • - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite
Armament- 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns
Aircraft carried3 × AW-101, 5 × Bell 212 helicopters or 18 NH90
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck

San Marco (L 9893) is the second ship of the San Giorgio-class landing platform dock of the Italian Navy.