''San Giusto'' (L 9894) is a of the

Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

. The ship was built by Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA at

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, laid down on 19 August 1991, and launched on 23 October 1993.

Operations

* 1997:

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* 1999/2000: the ship was deployed to

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as part of the Australian-led

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peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000. * 2003:

Operation Ancient Babylon Operation Ancient Babylon ( it, Operazione Antica Babilonia) was the code name given to the deployment of Italian forces during the Iraq War. Their mission lasted from 15 July 2003 to 1 December 2006. The troops were located in and around Nasir ...

Operation Iraqi Freedom {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Iraq War {{Nobold, {{lang, ar, حرب العراق (Arabic) {{Nobold, {{lang, ku, شەڕی عێراق (Kurdish languages, Kurdish) , partof = the Iraq conflict (2003–present), I ...

, support to Italian and coalition forces in Iraq * June 2005: ''San Giusto'' was the flagship of Admiral

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RN, during "Exercise Sorbet Royal", a

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exercise in which ships from ten countries carried out simulated rescues from submerged submarines. * 2008: DEEP BLUE/LONG KNIFE international exercise * 2009: LOYAL MARINER 09 international exercise * 2011:

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, to support Libya coalition campaign * 2012: flagship of Task Force Atalanta in Indian Ocean for anti-piracy rules * 2014:

Operation Mare Nostrum Operation Mare Nostrum was a year-long naval and air operation commenced by the Italian government on 18 October 2013, which brought at least 150,000 migrants to Europe, mainly from Africa and the Middle East. The operation ended on 31 October 201 ...

, to rescue refugees in Mediterranean Sea.

References

External links

Amphibious ship San Giusto
Marina Militare website 1993 ships San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks Ships built by Fincantieri Ships built in Italy {{Italy-mil-ship-stub