MTM217-class landing craft
Appearance
Class overview | |
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Name | MTM217 |
Builders | Cantiere Campanella (Savona) |
Operators | Italian Navy |
Preceded by | MTM544 |
Succeeded by | Template:Sclass- |
In service | 1968 |
Building | 8 |
Active | 8 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | MTM217 |
Type | Mechanized landing craft |
Displacement | 65 t (64 long tons) full load |
Length | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) LOA |
Beam | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) over all |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) loaded |
Range | 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Capacity |
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Complement | 3 |
The MTM217 is a mechanized landing craft class used by the Marina Militare.[1]
History
MTM217 class is a vehicle crafted to support amphibious military action.
This boat has been designed for the transport of troops and ground vehicles, as part of landing operations on the coasts.
These models are required and employed by all major navy forces, for their versatility.
The hull construction material is steel.
Eight of these craft are used as reserve craft by Brigata Marina San Marco to Brindisi Naval Station homeport.
Landing Craft
Italian Navy – MTM217 class | ||||||||||
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Name | Pennant number |
Hull number |
Launched | Commissioned | Notes | |||||
MTM217 | MEN217 | 1968 | LCM17[2] | |||||||
MTM218 | MEN218 | 1968 | LCM18[3] | |||||||
MTM219 | MEN219 | 1968 | LCM19 | |||||||
MTM220 | MEN220 | 1968 | LCM20[4] | |||||||
MTM221 | MEN221 | 1968 | LCM21[5] | |||||||
MTM222 | MEN222 | 1968 | LCM22[6] | |||||||
MTM227 | MEN227 | 1968 | LCM23 | |||||||
MTM228 | MEN228 | 1968 | LCM24 |
References
- ^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/Mezzidasbarco.aspx
- ^ http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/resources/cms/images/FOT2787_d0.jpg
- ^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/sites/AMC1/SiteCollectionImages/a8d7a390-d9d6-4fa1-857a-82ca7d567945/5f898987-6610-4a0f-abb2-12eb475bc3f605.jpg
- ^ http://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/16438/1338146190.jpg
- ^ http://www.associazionelagunari.it/images/leonte_75.jpg
- ^ http://www.naviearmatori.net/albums/userpics/11615/1368877668.jpg