Etna 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Etna (ex-Whitley) | A5328, 1973- L9870 | Moore, Oakland, USA | 5/1944 | 22.6.1944 | 9/1944 // 2.1962 | stricken 1981 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
8635 |
|
Displacement full, t |
13910 |
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Length, m |
132.6 wl 139.9 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
19.2 |
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Draught, m |
7.92 max |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 set General Electric geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 1553 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
16046(12) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1 |
|
Electronic equipment |
SPS-6 radar |
|
Military load |
6 LCM(6), 2 LCM(3), 13 LCVP, 1 LCPL, ~4900 t of cargo, 74 - 78 marines |
|
Complement |
404 |
Project history: Former USN Andromeda class attack cargo ship (in C2-S-B1 hull), transferred to Italian Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Etna 1970
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