MTP96-class LCVP

The MTP96 is a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel used by the Marina Militare and Esercito Italiano.[1]

Class overview
Name: MTP96
Builders: Studioplast, Casale sul Sile (Venezia) and various shipyards
Operators:
In service: 1996
General characteristics
Class and type: MTP96
Type: Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel
Displacement:
  • - 14 t (14 long tons) full load
  • - 8.5 t (8.4 long tons) light
Length: 13.1 m (43 ft 0 in) LOA
Beam: 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) over all
Draft: 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Depth: 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 22 knots (41 km/h) loaded
  • 27 knots (50 km/h) light
Range: 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 3

History

Twenty of these crafts are on board the three San Marco class LPD ships and used by Brigata Marina San Marco to Brindisi Naval Station homeport. A few others are used by 1st Lagunari Regiment Serenissima of Esercito Italiano into Venezia lagoon.

Landing craft

Name Pennant
number
Hull
number
Launched Commissioned Notes
 Italian Navy - MTP96 class
MTP96 MDN94
MTP96 MDN95
MTP96 MDN96
MTP97 MDN97 [2]
MTP96 MDN98
MTP96 MDN99 [3]
MTP96 MDN100
MTP96 MDN101
MTP96 MDN102
MTP96 MDN103
MTP96 MDN104
MTP96 MDN108
MTP96 MDN109
MTP96 MDN114
MTP96 MDN115
MTP96 MDN116 [4]
MTP96 MDN117
MTP96 MDN118
MTP96 MDN119
MTP96 MDN120 [5]
 Italian Army - MTP96 class
MTP96 287 2002 [6]
MTP96
MTP96
MTP96

References

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