Gorgona-class transport ship

Coastal oil tanker Capri (A 5353), 2007
Class overview
Name: Gorgona
Builders: Cantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona
Operators:  Marina Militare
In commission: 1986-1987
Building: 6
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Active: 6
General characteristics
Type: Coastal Transport ship
Displacement:
  • 460,27 tonnes, empty
  • 631 / 799,6 tonnes, full load
Length: 56.72 m (186 ft 1 in) oa
Beam: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 x diesel engines Isotta Fraschini ID-36-8V (647 kW eachone)
  • 2 x diesel-generators AIFO 8281-SRM-8V (235 kW eachone) with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-315, 380V
  • 1 x diesel-generator AIFO 8210-M6 (110 kW) with Ansaldo electric engine MXR-250, 380 V
  • 2 shaft and thruster
  • Auxiliary bow thruster
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range: 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi)
Crew: 34 (of which 2 officials)
Sensors and
processing systems:		 2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar
Caprera (A 5349) to Port of Livorno in 2013

The Gorgona class is a series of six Coastal Transport ships of the Italian Navy, named as Moto Trasporto Costiero, MTC.

Lipari (A 5352) in 2015









Roles

Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship:[1]

Ships

 Marina Militare - Gorgona class
Name Pennant
number		 Hull
number		 Displacement
tonnes, f.l.		 Laid down Launched Commissioned Notes Initial
number
Gorgona A 5347 218 [2] 799,6 1985 12 July 1986 23 December 1986 [3] MLU in 1992 MTC-1011
Tremiti A 5348 219 705,7 24 April 1985 13 September 1986 2 March 1987 MLU in 1988; 18 more beds MTC-1012
Caprera A 5349 220 631 24 June 1985 8 November 1986 10 April 1987 MTC-1013
Pantelleria A 5351 221 798,32 1985 31 January 1987 26 May 1987 MLU in 1992 MTC-1014
Lipari A 5352 222 631 1985 7 May 1987 10 July 1987 MTC-1015
Capri A 5353 223 706 19 December 1985 18 June 1987 16 September 1987 MTC-1016

References

  1. ↑ "Trasporto costiere - Marina Militare". marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.pompegarbarino.com/uploads/allegato/5_Reference%20List%20(Navy)%20Nov.%202016.pdf
  3. ↑ "La Marina Militare Italiana Dal 1981 Al 1990 – Pagina 5 - Gli Eventi e le Battaglie - Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici". betasom.it. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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