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ABOUBEKR BEN AMER patrol craft (1994)

Aboubekr Ben Amer 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
أبوبكر بن أمر [Aboubekr Ben Amer] P541   LNI, Lanester, France   17.12.1993 7.4.1994 in service (2020)

 

Displacement standard, t

320

Displacement full, t

360

Length, m

48.5 pp 54.0 oa

Breadth, m

10.0

Draught, m

2.75 propellers

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU 16V396 TE94 diesels

Power, h. p.

6100

Max speed, kts

22

Fuel, t

diesel oil 55

Endurance, nm(kts)

4500(14)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

2x Decca 2690 radars

Complement

19 + 22 passengers

Project history: French modified Espadon 50 class. Ordered in 1992. Commercial design. Originally was ordered for the French Navy but construction was delayed by the closing of the original contract yard (Leroux & Lotz, Lorient). Has a stern ramp for 7m 30kts RIB. Firefighting monitor is installed.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Aboubekr Ben Amer 2001

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