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MADAGASCAR NAVY (MADAGASCAR)

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FANANTENANA patrol vessel (1959/1967)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Fanantenana (ex-Richelieu)     A G Weser, Bremen, Germany     1959 // 1967 discarded 1998

 

Displacement standard, t

1040

Displacement full, t

1200

Length, m

63.0

Breadth, m

9.15

Draught, m

4.51

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 Deutz diesels

Power, h. p.

1060 + 500 = 1560

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3

Military load 120 passengers, 300 t of cargo

Electronic equipment

Decca 1226 radar

Complement

45

Project history: Former French trawler (691brt), purchased and converted in 1966-1967 for Coast Guard and as training ship/transport.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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