Italian ship San Giusto explained

San Giusto (L 9894) is a of the Italian Navy. The ship was built by Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA at Riva Trigoso, laid down on 19 August 1991, and launched on 23 October 1993.^[1]

Operations

• 1997: Operation Alba, during the Albanian unrest
• 1999/2000: the ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000.^[2]
• 2003: Operation Ancient Babylon/Operation Iraqi Freedom, support to Italian and coalition forces in Iraq
• June 2005: San Giusto was the flagship of Admiral Jonathon Band RN,^[3] during "Exercise Sorbet Royal", a NATO exercise in which ships from ten countries carried out simulated rescues from submerged submarines.^[4]
• 2008: DEEP BLUE/LONG KNIFE international exercise
• 2009: LOYAL MARINER 09 international exercise
• 2011: Operation Unified Protector, to support Libya coalition campaign
• 2012: flagship of Task Force Atalanta in Indian Ocean for anti-piracy rules
• 2014: Operation Mare Nostrum, to rescue refugees in Mediterranean Sea.

External links

• Amphibious ship San Giusto Marina Militare website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marina Militare: San Giusto : Assalto Anfibio - Classe San Giusto . marina.difesa.it . 2013 . 10 February 2013. it.
2. Book: Stevens, David . Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise . Working Papers . 20 . 2007 . Sea Power Centre - Australia . Canberra . 978-0-642-29676-4 . 1834-7231 . 6 September 2010 . 14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110312180452/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Working_Paper_20.pdf . 12 March 2011 .
3. Web site: Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise : ITS San Giusto . sorbetroyal2005.celex.net . 2005 . 10 February 2013.
4. Web site: Sorbet Royal 2005 Submarine Rescue Exercise . sorbetroyal2005.celex.net . 2005 . 10 February 2013.