Fincantieri has delivered to a new amphibious unit to Marina Algerian



Yesterday in the plant Fincantieri di Muggiano (La Spezia) the ceremony of delivery of Kalaat Assets has held the unit commissioned in the 2011 from the Defense Ministry of the Republic Democratic and To people Algerian to Horizon Naval Systems, the society controlled from Fincantieri and participated from Selex EG.

The Kalaat Assets, that it will be the new flagship of the fleet of Marina Algerian, belongs to type BDSL - Batiment de Debarquement ET de Soutien Logistique and is an unit from disembarkation and logistic support been born from the technological evolution from the class "Saint Giusto", Italian amphibious unit, of which conserve and it perfects some meaningful characteristics. Most important between these it is the presence of internal a allagabile basin to the ship, in a position to lodging chaland (means from long disembarkation 20 meters) ready to operate; others two boats of pairs dimensions can travel fixed on the bridge garage, and be enlivened through a carroponte. To the occurrence the basin can be emptied in order to accommodate other types of vehicles.

The Kalaat Assets has a length of 143 meters, a width of 21,5 meters and a displacement fully loaded of about 8.800 tons. Thanks to two diesel engines it can reach a advanced speed to the 20 knots, and transport beyond 430 units of military staff, 12 assigned to the service flight and 152 members of the crew, for a total of 600 people approximately. It has a continuous flight deck, with two landings point for helicopters, to bow and stern. Moreover it is equipped with a hospital from 60 places read and various operating theatres, in order to serve it is as sanitary support to the troops that in favor of civilians during humanitarian operations.

Fincantieri has explained that the store clerk, of particular valence in international within, comprises also the supply to the customer of logistic support during the training of the crew. In fact the training of the Algerian staff by Italian Marina, begun last year, makes use of the structures available near Fincantieri Training Academy, a born project for initiative of Fincantieri together with destined Marina and to the formation of the staff of edge of the units about to delivery.

The order also has previewed for Fincantieri, besides the construction of the main unit, the planning, the direction of the work and the coordination of the activities of production on the spot of three smaller units, constructed near the yards of Marina Militare in Algeria. These ships of support, said chaland, can transport 140 men or a heavy tank, for a heavyweight class of 30 tons, and constitute an integral part of the equipments of the Kalaat Assets.