Brak 1970
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Harpham, 9.1966- برك [Brak] | M2634, 1966- M36 | Jones, Buckie, UK | 14.9.1954 | 12.1954 // 1963 | discarded 1973 | ||
Greetham, 9.1966- زورا [Zuara] | M2632, 1966- M34 | Herd & McKenzie, Buckie, UK | 19.4.1954 | 2.1955 // 1963 | discarded 1973 |
Displacement standard, t |
120 |
Displacement full, t |
159 |
Length, m |
30.5 pp 32.5 oa |
Breadth, m |
6.40 |
Draught, m |
1.67 - 1.75 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Davey Paxman 12YJCM diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1100 |
Max speed, kts |
14 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 15 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 2350(9) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, LL mechanical/magnetic/acoustic minesweeping gear |
Electronic equipment |
type 978 radar |
Complement |
20 |
Project history: Former RN Ham class inshore minesweepers, lent by UK in 1963 to form the nucleus of a Navy of Libya. They were purchased outright and received Libyan names in 1966.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Farwa 1969
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