Gorgona-class transport ship

Coastal oil tanker Capri (A 5353), 2007
Class overview
Name	Gorgona
Builders	Cantiere Navale Mario Morini, Ancona
Operators	Italian Navy
In commission	1986-1987
Planned	6
Building	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	1 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753 navigation radar

Lipari (A 5352) in 2015

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

Roles

Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship :

• 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

Caprera (A 5349) to Port of Livorno in 2013

Ships

	Number	Displacement tonnes, f.l.	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Notes	Initial Number
Gorgona	A 5347	799,6	1985	12 July 1986	23 December 1986	MLU in 1992	MTC-1011
Tremiti	A 5348	705,7	24 April 1985	13 September 1986	2 March 1987	MLU in 1988;18 more beds	MTC-1012
Caprera	A 5349	631	24 June 1985	08 November 1986	10 April 1987		MTC-1013
Pantelleria	A 5351	798,32	1985	31 January 1987	26 May 1987	MLU in 1992	MTC-1014
Lipari	A 5352	631	1985	7 May 1987	10 July 1987		MTC-1015
Capri	A 5353	706	19 December 1985	18 June 1987	16 September 1987		MTC-1016