MTP96-class LCVP

Class overview

Name	MTP96
Builders	Studioplast, Casale sul Sile (Venezia) and various shipyards
Operators	Italian Navy Italian Army
In service	1996
General characteristics
Class and type	MTP96
Type	Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel
Displacement	- 14 t (14 long tons) full load - 8.5 t (8.4 long tons) light
Length	13.1 m (43 ft 0 in) LOA
Beam	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) over all
Draft	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Depth	0.7 m (2 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	- Waterjet - 2 x Castoldi Jet Turbodrive 282 - 2 x diesel engines, 515 kW (691 bhp)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h) loaded 27 knots (50 km/h) light
Range	100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	3

The MTP96 is a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel used by the Marina Militare and Esercito Italiano.^[1]

History[]

Twenty of these crafts are on board the three San Marco class LPD ships and used by Brigata Marina San Marco to Brindisi Naval Station homeport. A few others are used by 1st Lagunari Regiment Serenissima of Esercito Italiano into Venezia lagoon.

Landing craft[]

Name	Pennant number	Commissioned	Notes
Italian Navy - MTP96 class
	MDN94
	MDN95
	MDN96
	MDN97		^[2]
	MDN98
	MDN99		^[3]
	MDN100
	MDN101
	MDN102
	MDN103
	MDN104
	MDN108
	MDN109
	MDN114
	MDN115
	MDN116		^[4]
	MDN117
	MDN118
	MDN119
	MDN120		^[5]
Italian Army - MTP96 class
	287	2002	^[6]

References[]

External links[]

Ships Marina Militare website

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Fleet Command	San Marco Marine Brigade Naval Aviation
Equipment	Ships active inactive Aircraft
Schools	Francesco Morosini Naval School Naval Academy
History and traditions	Regia Marina Decima Flottiglia MAS Battle of Lissa Operation Mare Nostrum Naval Museum Technical Naval Museum at La Spezia
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Amphibious ships	San Giorgio class LCM62 class MTM217 class MTP96 class
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Minesweepers	Gaeta class Lerici class
Auxiliary ships	Etna class Stromboli class Anteo^S Marino class Elettra^S Alliance^S Leonardo^S Ammiraglio Magnaghi^S Ninfe class Rossetti class Simeto class Bormida^S Panarea class Gorgona class Ponza class GGS 1012 class Atlante class Ciclope class RP 101 class RP 113 class RP 118 class Ercole^S Porto class Cheradi^S Argo^S
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Floating dry docks	GO 59 GO 58 GO 55 GO 52 GO 22 GO 20 GO 11
Future ships	LHD Trieste PPA LSS Vulcano Cabrini class (UNPAV) USSP UIOM DDX
S Single ship of class C Served in World War II X Imported