Marina Militare

Type	Auxiliary ship
Ship class	Gorgona
Built by	Morini Shipyard, AnconaCategory:Unrecognized shipyard
Launch date	November 8, 1986
Completion date	April 10, 1987
Length overall	56.7 m (62 yd)
Beam	10 m (10.9 yd)
Draft	2.6 m (102.3 in)
Displacement	631 t (1,401,198.60 lb)
Main engine	2 x Isotta Fraschini ID 36 8V
Speed	14 knots

History

The coastal transport ship Caprera (A 5349), built by Cantiere Mario Morini, has been launched on November 8, 1986 as MTC 1013. On April 10, 1987 was commissioned to the Italian Navy and based at La Maddalena; from February 24, 1988 was given the current name. Starting from November 1, 2001, was assigned to La Spezia Naval Command. The ship has been designed as auxiliary logistic support and fitted with a broad loading deck.