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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

BAKASSI landing craft (1973-1983)

Names

Bakassi, 1983- Betika

Bibundi

Builders

Carena, Abidja, Cote d'Ivoire: Bakassi

Tanguy Marine, France: Bibundi

Completed

1973: Bakassi

1983: Bibundi

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

late 2000s: Betika, Bibundi

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

57

Length, m

17.5

Breadth, m

4.28

Draught, m

1.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Baudouin diesels

Power, h. p.

490

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

none
Military load troops, cargo
Electronic equipment  

Complement

 

Project history: Small LCMs. First was built with French assistance.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Betika 1997

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