LCM62-class landing craft explained

The LCM62 class is a series of landing craft mechanized used by the Italian Navy.^[1]

History

The first four hulls were ordered by the Italian Ministry of Defense (NAVARM) on 21 December 2007,^[2] for €3,992,000. The fifth hull was ordered by NAVARM on 9 November 2009. The last four hulls were ordered by NAVARM on 21 December 2010.

The LCM62 class is designated by Vittoria Shipyards as the C828 class and is a vehicle crafted to support amphibious military action. The boats were designed for the transport of troops and ground vehicles, as part of landing operations on the coasts. These models are required and employed by all major navy forces, for their versatility and safety features guaranteed by the ballistic protection of the cabin. The hull and superstructure construction material is steel AH36. The closed and air-conditioned wheelhouse can accommodate up to three sailors. The wheelhouse and the front ramp door are equipped with ballistic protection against NATO 7.62×51mm A.P. bullets.

The MTM (Motozattera Trasporto Mezzi)-class landing crafts LCM62 have been developed by Studio Fast Service^[3] and Vittoria Shipyard^[4] for the Italian Navy. Nine of these crafts are operated aboard the three ships and are used by the San Marco Marine Brigade at Brindisi Naval Station homeport.

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Algerian Navy

In July 2011 the Algerian Navy placed an order with Fincantieri for an improved version of the San Giorgio-class amphibious transport ships classified as "Bâtiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique" (BDSL), and named The BDSL can accommodate three C828 landing craft mechanized, built in Ecrn (Etablissement de Construction et Réparation Navales) Shipyard of Mers-El-Kebir (Algeria), under license by Cantieri Vittoria ^{[5] [6]}

Ships in class

Name	Pennant number	Hull number	Launched	Commissioned	Notes
LCM62 (MTM C.828) class construction data
	GIS62	C.828	4 December 2009	January 2010	^[7]
	GIS63	C.829	4 December 2009	January 2010
	GIS64	C.830	4 December 2009	January 2010
	GIS65	C.831	4 December 2009	January 2010
	GIS66	C.833	16 March 2010	December 2010
	GIS67	C.836	23 November 2011	2012
	GIS68	C.837	23 November 2011	2012
	GIS69	C.838	23 November 2011	2012
	GIS70	C.839	23 November 2011	2012
MTM C.828 class construction data
				2014	built in Algeria
				2014	built in Algeria
				2014	built in Algeria

External links

• Ships Marina Militare website

Notes and References

1. Web site: La Brigata oggi – Marina Militare . www.marina.difesa.it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220121637/http://www.marina.difesa.it/formazione-in-marina/formazione_specialistica/sbarco/Pagine/ForzaSbarcooggi.aspx . 2016-12-20.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-12-06 . 2016-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075833/http://www.aiad.it/aiad_res/cms/documents/Company_Profile_Cantiere_Vittoria.pdf . dead .
3. http://www.studiofastservice.com/scheda.php?currentSub=127
4. http://www.vittoria.biz/military-paramilitary/c-828-landing-craft-mtm/
5. Web site: Osn consegna la nuova ammiraglia alla Marina algerina – the Medi Telegraph . 2016-12-06 . 2016-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220074456/http://www.themeditelegraph.it/it/shipping/shipyard-and-offshore/2014/09/04/osn-consegna-nuova-ammiraglia-alla-marina-algerina-TLLTfHZrpwxv7H0lEFnFQJ/index.html . dead .
6. Web site: Dopo Alfredo continua la controtendenza.
7. Web site: Forum Regia Marina -> Brindisi – le unità della Marina Militare.