Designed for protection of coastal shipping against air and surface attack, Tobruk will also double as training or dispatch vessel; no A/S equipment or weapons are carried so that AA gun armament can be augmented; as result two additional 40 mm Bofor guns are mounted abaft bridge, and third on afterdeck; length oa 177 ft, molded breadth 28 ft 6 in., molded depth 18 ft, draft aft 13 ft, displacement 440 tons; power output of each of two 16-cyl Davey Paxman Ventura diesel engines is 1900 bhp at 1500 rpm; new Vosper steering gear is fitted; plan.
Tobruk -- Vosper-built corvette for Royal Libyan navy
Tobruk -- Vosper-built corvette for Royal Libyan navy
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 107 , n 17
1966
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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