Italian shipyard Fincantieri launched Algerian Navy future amphibious ship (BDSL program)

On January 8, 2014 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genoa) the Algerian Navy future BDSL (Batiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique) amphibious vessel was launched on a barge.

According to our sources, the ship (who will be named Kalaat Beni-Abbes) will then be towed to its final completion site of the shipyard Fincantieri in Muddzhiano (La Spezia).

This amphibious vessel (classified as LPD/Landing Platform Dock by the Italian shipyard) was ordered by Algeria in July 2011 under the program BDSL (Bâtiment de Débarquement et de Soutien Logistique) a contract worth more than 400 million euros.

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