title: Gorgona-class transport ship
text: # Gorgona-class transport ship
  
  The Gorgona class is a series of six Coastal Transport ships of the Italian Navy, named as Moto Trasporto Costiero, MTC.
  
  ## Roles
  
  Coastal roll-on/roll-off ship:
  
  * minelayer
  * containers transport
  * troop transport
  * wheeled vehicles transport
  * tracked vehicles transport
  * hydrofoils logistic support (for Sparviero hydrofoils class until 2002)
  * logistic support to expeditionary missions
  * drinking water and fuel supply for vessels, islands and military barracks
  
  ## Ships
  
  * Caprera (A 5349) to Port of Livorno in 2013
  * Lipari (A 5352) in 2015
  
  Italian Navy - Gorgona class :
  
  | Name | Pennant number | Hull number | Displacement tonnes, f.l. | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Notes | Initial number |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gorgona | A 5347 | 218 | 799,6 | 1985 | 12 July 1986 | 23 December 1986 | MLU in 1992 | MTC-1011 |
  | Tremiti | A 5348 | 219 | 705,7 | 24 April 1985 | 13 September 1986 | 2 March 1987 | MLU in 1988; 18 more beds | MTC-1012 |
  | Caprera | A 5349 | 220 | 631 | 24 June 1985 | 8 November 1986 | 10 April 1987 | | MTC-1013 |
  | Pantelleria | A 5351 | 221 | 798,32 | 1985 | 31 January 1987 | 26 May 1987 | MLU in 1992 | MTC-1014 |
  | Lipari | A 5352 | 222 | 631 | 1985 | 7 May 1987 | 10 July 1987 | | MTC-1015 |
  | Capri | A 5353 | 223 | 706 | 19 December 1985 | 18 June 1987 | 16 September 1987 | | MTC-1016 |
  