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NIGERIAN NAVY (NIGERIA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS

AMBE medium landing ships (1979)

Ambe 1980

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp. Fate
Ambe L1312   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, West Germany 3.3.1978 7.7.1978 11.5.1979 in service (2019)
Ofiom L1313   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, West Germany 15.9.1978 7.12.1978 7.1979 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

1470

Displacement full, t

1860

Length, m

74.5 pp 86.9 oa

Breadth, m

14.0

Draught, m

2.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU 16V956 TB92 diesels

Power, h. p.

6700

Max speed, kts

17

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 3000(14)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 315, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01

Military load

400 t cargo or 5 light tanks, 4 trucks, 220 troops

Electronic equipment Decca 1226 radar

Complement

55

Project history: West German type 502 landing ships, not accepted by Bundesmarine. 700m² vehicle area has 75m length. Can carry up to 540 passengers on short routes.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Ambe 1997

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