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ISRAELI NAVY (ISRAEL)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

BAT SHEVA medium landing ship (1967/1968)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
בת שבע [Bat Sheva] (ex-Tzilngi) P57   Netherlands     1967 // 1968 stricken late 1990s

 

Displacement standard, t

900

Displacement full, t

1150

Length, m

95.1

Breadth, m

11.2

Draught, m

2.1

No of shafts

2 + 2 Schottel drive

Machinery

2 Paxman diesels + 2 Iberia diesels

Power, h. p.

 

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load 16 tanks, 2 helicopters (Super Frelon)

Electronic equipment

2 Decca 926 radars

Complement 26

Project history: Bought from South Africa. Sometimes classified as a transport. Had bow ramp.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Bat Sheva 1971

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