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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

TOFUA tank lighter (1960/1991)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Tofua (ex-...)     West Germany     1959-60 // 1991 stricken 1992

 

Displacement standard, t

89

Displacement full, t

200

Length, m

27.4

Breadth, m

7.20

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MWM RHS518A diesels

Power, h. p.

432

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

4 x 1 - 7.6/90

Military load 90 t cargo

Electronic equipment

radar

Complement

9

Project history: Former landing craft of Bundeswehr, 'Mannheim' type. Bow ramp and shallow tank deck.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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