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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

AL QIAQ utility landing craft (1976)

Al Qiaq 1980

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
القيق [Al Qiaq] 212   Newport SY, Newport , USA     1976 in service (2019)
السليل [Al Sulayel] 214   Newport SY, Newport , USA     1976 in service (2019)
الأولى [Al Ula] 216   Newport SY, Newport , USA     1976 in service (2019)
عفيف [Afif] 218   Newport SY, Newport , USA     1976 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

173

Displacement full, t

403

Length, m

41.1

Breadth, m

9.07

Draught, m

2.08

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 General Motors 6-71 diesels

Power, h. p.

900

Max speed, kts

11

Fuel, t

diesel oil 13

Endurance, nm(kts)

1200(11)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load

4 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 168 t of cargo or 400 troops

Electronic equipment LN-66 radar
Complement 14

Project history: USN LCU1646 class. 30.5x5.5m cargo deck and ramps fore and aft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019