Italian ship San Giusto

San Giusto (L 9894) is a San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock of the Italian Navy. The ship was built by Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA at Riva Trigoso, laid down on 19 August 1991, and launched on 23 October 1993.

Operations

 * 1997: Operation Alba, during the Albanian unrest
 * 1999/2000: the ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000.
 * 2003: Operation Ancient Babylon/Operation Iraqi Freedom, support to Italian and coalition forces in Iraq
 * June 2005: San Giusto was the flagship of Admiral Jonathon Band RN, during "Exercise Sorbet Royal", a NATO 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: Operation Unified Protector, to support Libya coalition campaign
 * 2012: flagship of Task Force Atalanta in Indian Ocean for anti-piracy rules
 * 2014: Operation Mare Nostrum, to rescue refugees in Mediterranean Sea.