The LCM62 is a

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used by the Marina Militare.

History

First four hull was bought by Italian Ministry of Defense (NAVARM) on 21 December 2007, for €3.992.000,00.
The fifth hull was bought by Italian Ministry of Defense (NAVARM) on 9 November 2009.
The last four hull was bought by Italian Ministry of Defense (NAVARM) on 21 December 2010. ''LCM62'' class is named by Vittoria Shipyards as ''C828'' class and is a vehicle crafted to support amphibious military action.
This boat has been designed for the transport of troops and ground vehicles, as part of landing operations on the coasts.
These models are required and employed by all major navy forces, for their versatility and safety features guaranteed by the ballistic protection of the cabin.
The hull and superstructure construction material is steel AH36.
The closed and air-conditioned wheelhouse can accommodate up to three sailors. The wheelhouse and the front ramp door are equipped with ballistic protection against NATO 7.62×51mm A.P. bullets. The M.T.M. (Motozattera Trasporto Mezzi) class landing crafts ''LCM62'' have been developed b
Studio Fast Service
an
Vittoria Shipyard
for the Marina Militare.
Nine of these crafts are on board the three

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class LPD ships and are used by Brigata Marina San Marco to Brindisi Naval Station homeport.

Algerian Navy

In July 2011 the

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placed an order with

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for an improved version of the San Giorgio class amphibious transport ships classified as Bâtiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique (BDSL), named Kalaat Béni-Abbès. The BDSL can accommodate three Landing Craft Mechanized type C.828, built in Ecrn (Etablissement de Construction et Réparation Navales) Shipyard of Mers-El-Kebir (

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), under license by Cantieri Vittoria

Landing craft

References

External links

Ships
Marina Militare website {{Ship classes of the Marina Militare, noshipclass=yes Amphibious warfare vessel classes Ships built in Italy Landing craft Amphibious warfare vessels of the Italian Navy