similar L9070 1990
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp. | Fate |
Karabane | SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France | 23.4.1985 | 6.3.1986 | 23.6.1986 | in service (2020) | ||
Gorée (ex-Sabre, ex-L9051) | SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France | 1986 | 3.3.1987 | 13.6.1987 // 17.5.2011 | in service (2020) |
Displacement
standard, t Displacement
full, t Length, m 55.9 pp 59.4
oa Breadth, m Draught, m 1.40 hull 1.70
max No of shafts 2 Machinery 2 SACM UD30V12
MB diesels Power, h. p. 1400 Max speed, kts 12 Fuel, t diesel oil
20 Armament 2 x 1 - 20/90
MIT-20F2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 81/12 mortar 340 t of cargo
Complement
282 light
726
11.9
Endurance, nm(kts)
1000(10)
Electronic equipment
Furuno RDP118 radar
Capacity
17
Project history: Designed to operate from the TCDs of the Foudre class, the EDIC 700 (Engins de Débarquement Infanterie Chars, 700t) was essentially an improved EDIC. The wheel-house can be lowered to facilitate docking. Karabene was ordered by Senegalaise Navy in 1985, Gorée was transferred to Senegal after service under French flag.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Karabane 2008
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