Gozanti-class escort carrier
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Gozanti class
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Gozanti Class |
Builders: | Kuat Shipyards |
Operators: | NRI Republic Navy |
Preceded by: | Assertor-class escort carrier |
In service: | 2011-Present |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Escort Carrier |
Displacement: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 19,500 tonnes empty 27,000 tons full load |
Length: | 248 m (813 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 38 m (124 ft 8 in) |
Draught: | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Depth: | 33.5 m (109 ft 11 in) |
Installed power: | 134,100 hp (100,000 kW) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Troops: | 50 Marines |
Complement: | 970 including crew and air wing |
Armament: | 4 x Testudo CIWS< |
Armor: | Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas |
Aircraft carried: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters 28 aircraft V/STOL |
The Gozanti-class escort carriers in service with the Roman Republic Navy. The ships of this class are currently the largest escort, or helicopter, carrier of the Republic Navy, taking over the mantle previously held by the Assetor-class escort carrier. The lead ship was officially unveiled on 6 August 2011. Ships of the class could operate VTOL Seinar Aerospace System TIE Fighter aircraft.