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ANGOLAN NAVY (ANGOLA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

ex-ALFANGE landing craft tank (1965/1975)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
(ex-Alfange)     EN do Mondego, Portugal     1965 // 1975 discarded late 1980s

Displacement standard, t

400

Displacement full, t

635

Length, m

57.0

Breadth, m

11.8

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

1000

Max speed, kts

10.3

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3
Military load 270 t of cargo
Electronic equipment Decca RM316 radar

Complement

20

Project history: Design based on the British LCT(4) type. Former Portuguese craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Alfange 1968

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