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GABON NAVY (GABON)

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LECONI II landing craft (1960s/2011)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate

Leconi II (ex-Island Harvester, ex-L7..)

L3015  

UK

   

1963-66 // 6.2011

in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

90

Displacement full, t

160

Length, m

27.5

Breadth, m

6.80

Draught, m

1.60

No of shafts

2 waterjets

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

440

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 300(9)

Armament

none

Military load

2 tanks or 100t cargo

Electronic equipment Furuno radar

Complement

6

Project history: Former RN LCM(9) craft, purchased by Irish merchant company and served as Island Harvester. Purchased by Gabonese navy in October 2010 and commissioned next year after refit and modernization.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019