A-5326 Etna

Country:  Italy

Class, [Type]: Etna, [AOR].

Builder: Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Italy.

Launch date: 12 July 1997.

Commission date: 29 July 1998.

Displacement ( tons ): 6.700 , 13.400 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 146,5 x 21 x 7,5

Main machinery: 2 x Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12 ZAV 40S diesels ( 22.400 hp ), 2 x props.

Speed ( knots ): 21.

Range ( miles ): 7.600 at 18 knots.

Complement: 160 ( but can accommodate 243 ).

Guns: 2 x 25mm/90, and provision space for 1 x 76mm/62.

Military lift: 5.400 tm gas turbine/diesel fuel, 1.200 tm aviation fuel, 160 tm fresh water, 280 tm ammunition, 30.000 fresh rations, 30.000 dry-food rations, 20 tm spare parts, 20 tm lubricant and space on deck for 12 cargo containers.

Radar: Navigation: 2 x SPN-748; Surface search: 1 x Selex RASS.

Helicopter: 1 x EH.101 or 2 x AB-212.

Callsign: IAET ()

Comment: Flight deck is 28m x 16m with one landing spot.

Homeport: Taranto.

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