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VILLE DE NIMACHOVA support landing craft (1957/1981)

Ville de Nimachova 1985

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
Ville de Nimachova (ex-Issole)     Arsenal de Toulon, France   24.6.1957 7.1958 // 1981 discarded by 1995

 

Displacement standard, t

370

Displacement full, t

610

Length, m

48.7

Breadth, m

7.00

Draught, m

2.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 GMC diesels

Power, h. p.

1000

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil 36

Endurance, nm(kts) 2600(10.8)

Armament

none

Electronic equipment DRBN-31 radar
Military load

190t of cargo

Complement

20

Project history: Former French support landing craft, reclassified as auxiliary transport in 1971 and transferred to Comoros in 1981. The design was an adaptation of a mercantile coaster, with bow doors and a ramp.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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