New Italian Carrier (or LHD?) Trieste

Preliminary draft of the LHD Trieste 😉

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From: http://difesa.forumfree.it/

Amphibious ship with secondary Harrier/F-35B carrier role. It has a dock, a vehicle deck, troop accommodation & no ASW weapons or provision for them.

Troop carrier, ASW or both?

Stated dimensions are almost the same as Cavour, e.g. 1 metre longer.

https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/naval-vessels/multirole-lhd/

looks about the same size and displacement as the Cavour

whats the capacity for troops and aircraft?

the twin island design reminds me of the qec

Not , it’s financed but they have still to began construction.

thanks for confirming that.

that’s why i added the note about grains of salt.

wikipedia is useful, but frequently inaccurate.

Not , it’s financed but they have still to began construction.
It’s a part of a larger Naval Plane, centered on the construction of 14/16 PPA (multirole high sea patrol ships) i.e. 2 tier frigates.

Well, let’s say italian style 2 tier frigates, each packed with more fire power than all the LCS put together + a pair of fleet replenishment ships + SF superfast vessels and the said LHD.

It would be F-35B capable bur emphasis is much more on amphibious operation, given the recent grown of our San Marco marine infantry to a full (and more) brigate size.

it’s an LHD.

full load displacement: ~32,000 tons

LOA: 245 m (804 ft)

beam: 36 m (118 ft)

here’s the design:

according to wikipedia, it’s already under construction (grains of salt).