San Giusto (L 9894) is a 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 Civil War 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. References External links Amphibious ship San Giusto Marina Militare website 1993 ships San Giorgio-class amphibious transport docks Ships built by Fincantieri Ships built in Italy