NAVY OF SIERRA LEONE (SIERRA LEONE)
Tiwai Island 2000
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Tiwai Island | 104 | Wuhu SY, China | 1.1.1997 | non-operational 2001 |
Displacement standard, t |
486 |
Displacement normal, t |
800 |
Length, m |
58.4 |
Breadth, m |
10.4 |
Draught, m |
2.70 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 MAN 8L 20/27 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
4900 |
Max speed, kts |
14 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(12) |
Armament |
2 x 2 - 14.5/93 |
Military load |
2 main battle tanks, 200 troops |
Electronic equipment | type 756 radar |
Complement |
56 |
Project history: Chinese-built type 074 utility landing craft.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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