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KALAAT BENI ABBES dock landing ship (2014)

Kalaat Beni Abbes 2015

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
كلات بني عبس [Kalaat Beni Abbes] 474   Fincantieri, Muggiano, Italy 2012 14.1.2014 4.9.2014 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

8800

Length, m

142.9

Breadth, m

21.5

Draught, m

4.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Wärtsilä 12V32 diesels

Power, h. p.

16320

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

7000(14)

Armament

2 x 8 Sylver 50 SAM (VLS, 16 Aster 15), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 25/80 KBA, 5 helicopters (AW-101 Merlin)

Military load 3 LCM, 3 LCVP, 1 LCPL, 15 armoured vehicles, 440 troops

Electronic equipment

EMPAR, NA-25, nav. radars, 2x SCLAR-H decoy RL, Athena C CCS

Complement

150

Project history: Ordered in 2011 by BDSL programme (Bâtiment de débarquement et de soutien logistique). Enlarged version of Italian San Giusto. Has 2 landing spots for helicopters, hangar for 5 helicopters and 30t aircraft elevator. 20.5m long 7m high well-deck can accommodate 3 LCMs. Building of the second ship is an option.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019