ITS Trieste (L9890)

The ITS Trieste (L9890) is an amphibious assault ship of the Marina Militare that is expected to enter service in 2022.

The ship will be equipped with medium helicopters like EH101 and NH90 and Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft. It will have a floodable well deck below the hangar level able to accommodate amphibious landing vessels such as LCM (new Cantieri Navali Vittoria LCM23 type), LCAC, and newer L-CAT (Landing Catamaran) vessels. It also can carry Ariete MBT, B1 Centauro tank destroyers, and up to 600 soldiers. Its base will be in Taranto.

The unit is being built at Fincantieri's Castellamare di Stabia facility near Naples, Italy. The first steel was cut on January 12^th 2017 and construction of the hull was completed on May 25^th 2019. It is the largest Italian military ship built after the Second World War. The official delivery to the Italian Navy will be around the first half of 2022. When commissioned it will be the largest vessel of the Italian Navy.

Specifications

• Type: Amphibious Assault Ship
• Service Period: 2022-
• Characteristics:
  • Length: 803 feet 10 inches (245.01 meters)
  • Beam: 118 feet 1 inch (36 meters)
  • Depth: 90 feet 11 inches (27.71 meters)
  • Displacement: 25,408 tons (Standard); 32,000 tons (Full Load)
• Crew: 460 ship crew + 604 marines
• Endurance: 30 days
• Propulsion: CODOG scheme + electric engines, 2 x shafts
  • 2 x Rolls Royce MT30 gas turbines, 102,000 shp (76,000 kW)
  • 2 x M.A.N. 20V32/44CR diesel engines, 32,000 shp (24,000 kW)
  • 4 x M.A.N. 9L32/44CR diesel generators, 27,900 shp (20,800 kW)
  • 2 x electric engines, 3,020 shp (2,250 kW)
• Range: 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
• Speed: 25 knots (46.3 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • Leonardo Kronos StarFire X-Band 3D DBR AESA Radar
  • Leonardo Kronos Power Shield L-Band LRR AESA Radar
  • Leonardo SPN-720 Precision Approach Radar
  • WASS Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar
• Armament:
  • FFBNW VLS DCNS A50 with 8 cells for Aster 15 & 30 missiles
  • 3 x Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales Anti-aircraft guns
  • 3 x Oto Melara KBA 25/80 mm, remotized
  • 2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 (decoys launchers)
  • FFBNW 8-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for 8 Aster 15 and 30 missiles or 32 CAMM ER missiles
• Aircraft Carried: usually 12 × AgustaWestland AW101 or combination with SH90A, AgustaWestland AW129D and Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
• Boats Carried: 4 LCU or 1 LCAC