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ERITREAN NAVY (ERITREA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

LST61 landing craft (1977-1984)

 

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
  LST61   USSR     9.1978 lost or irreparably damaged 1991
  LST62   USSR     9.1979 lost or irreparably damaged 1991
  LST63   USSR     9.1979 interned by Djibouti 1993, seized by Djibouti 16.9.1996, to Eritrea 11.1996, abandoned late 2010s
  LST64   USSR     9.1979 interned by Djibouti 1993, seized by Djibouti 16.9.1996, to Eritrea 11.1996, abandoned late 2010s
  LST65   USSR     1984 lost or irreparably damaged 1991
  LST66   USSR     1984 lost or irreparably damaged 1991

 

Displacement standard, t

56

Displacement normal, t

118

Length, m

19.1

Breadth, m

5.50

Draught, m

1.22

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 3D6 diesels

Power, h. p.

300

Max speed, kts

8.6

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

270(8)

Armament

none

Military load

1 medium tank or 40 t of cargo

Complement

4

   

Project history: Former Soviet T-4 class landing craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

 

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