P63 small landing ships (1967/1993)
P63 1995
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
(ex-אשקלון [Ashkelon]) | P63, 2006- LC302 | Israel SYds, Haifa, Israel | 1967 // 1993 | interned by Djibouti 1993, seized by Djibouti 16.9.1996, to Eritrea 11.1996, in service (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
400 |
Displacement full, t |
730 |
Length, m |
62.7 |
Breadth, m |
10.0 |
Draught, m |
1.80 |
No of shafts |
3 |
Machinery |
3 MWM diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1900 |
Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 37 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
2 x 2 - 23/87 ZSU-23-2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79 |
Military load |
tanks, troops |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement | 20 |
Project history: Former Israeli Ashdod class LCU acquired by Ethiopia in 1993 and sold to Eritrea later.
Modernizations: None
.Naval service: Ship was seized by Djibouti and sold to Eritrea.
LC302 2014
© Ivan Gogin, 2019