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]

• minelayer
• containers transport
• troop transport
• wheeled vehicles transport
• tracked vehicles transport
• hydrofoils logistic support (for Sparviero hydrofoils class until 2002)
• logistic support to expeditionary missions
• drinking water and fuel supply for vessels, islands and military barracks

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.