Italian ship San Marco (L 9893)

	San Marco on 22 April 2016
History
Italy
Name	San Marco
Namesake	San Marco
Builder	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso
Laid down	26 March 1985
Launched	10 October 1987
Commissioned	14 May 1988
Homeport	Brindisi
Identification	Callsign: IARM; Pennant number: L 9893;
Motto	Ti con nu, nu con ti
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	San Giorgio-class landing helicopter dock
Displacement	- 7.960 t (7.834 long tons) full load; - 8.000 t (7.874 long tons) for San Giusto (full load);
Length	133 m (436 ft)
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft)
Propulsion	- 2 × diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12, 6,264 kW (8,400 hp) each; - 4 × diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT B230.6, 770 kW (1,030 hp) each;
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	- 3 × LCM62-class LCM; - 3 × MTP96-class LCVP; - 1 × patrol craft;
Capacity	350 troops with 30 C1 Ariete or 36 Dardo IFV
Complement	17 officers, 163 ratings
Sensors and ; processing systems	- SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar; - GEM Elettronica navigation radar: MM/SPN-748 then MM/SPN-753(V)9 and now dual band radar (X/Ka) MM/SPN-760(V)1; - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite
Armament	- 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns
Aircraft carried	3 × AW-101 , 5 × Bell 212 helicopters or 18 NH90
Aviation facilities	Flight deck

San Marco (L 9893) is the second ship of the San Giorgio-class landing platform dock of the Italian Navy.

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