Saturday to Castellammare di Stabia is launched the amphibious unit multirole Trieste



Saturday in the ship yard of Castellammare di Stabia of the Fincantieri group, to the presence of President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, is launched the Trieste, amphibious unit multirole and multifunction of type LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) for its abilities of employment of aircrafts and amphibious means thanks to the availability of a flight deck and internal a allagabile basin to the ship.

The new unit, that it will be delivered to Marina Militare Italiana in 2022, re-enters in May in the naval program for the protection of the marine ability to the Defense decided from the government and the Parliament and started 2015.

The unit will have a length of about 214 meters, the maximum speed of 25 knots and will be equipped of a system of propulsion of type CODLOG (COmbined Diesel eLectric Or Gas) that it uses the propulsion electrical worker for the sailing points to lowlands speed, online with the policy environmental of Marina Militare.

The constructive characteristics and of armament of the new ship will allow them to project and to support in crisis areas the force from disembarkation of Marina Militare and the national ability to projection from the sea of the Defense, to assure the strategic transport of a high number of means, staff and materials and to concur with the Civil Protection to the activities of aid to the populations hit from natural calamities, being also in a position to supplying drinkable water, electric power supply and sanitary support. The unit will be able moreover to acquit the functions of command and control within emergencies in sea, evacuation of compatriots and humanitarian assistance.

With beyond 1.000 places read available, new LHD will be equipped of a flight deck for helicopters, of about 230 meters, in order to assure the operativity of a battalion of 600 men and of a bridge garage in a position to accommodating 1,200 linear meters of rubberizing and tracked vehicles, she is civilians who military. The allagabile basin, along 50 meters and wide 15, will allow with the ship to operate with most modern amphibious means in equipment to Navy NATO and of the European Union.

A hospital completely equipped will be present on board, with salt surgical, radiology and analyses, cabinet dental and zone stay in hospital for 27 which hospitalized serious ones (ulterior shelters will be possible in modules container opportunely equipped).

The Trieste will be certifyd by RINA Services in agreement with the international conventions for the prevention of the pollution is for the more traditional aspects as those treatys from Marpol convention, is for those not still cogenti, as those treatys in the Convention of Hong Kong relatively to the emission of the "Green Passport".