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Construction work on an LPD amphibious unit has started in Fincantieri's Palermo shipyard
It was commissioned by the Qatari Ministry of Defense
May 17, 2022
g src="/images/iMinizionotizia.gif" width="70" height="17" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle;">Today in the shipyard of Fincantieri in Palermo were construction work on the amphibious unit (DPA - Landing Platform Dock) commissioned by the Ministry of Defence of the Qatar as part of the national naval acquisition program. The ship will have a length of about 143 meters, a width of 21.5 and can accommodate about 550 people. It will be equipped two driveway ramps and a floodable internal basin capable of host a ready-made LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) landing craft to the use that can also be arranged on the deck of the garage and it can be deployed using a crane system. The bridge Flight will be sized to accommodate the NH90 helicopter. Fincantieri has announced that the LPD unit is designed in accordance with the RINAMIL Regulation (Regulation for classification of military ships) to ensure connections extremely efficient land-air-sea. In addition the ship will be highly flexible and able to perform different types of tasks, from humanitarian interventions to the support of the armed forces and ground operations.
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