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.


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    Title :

    Tobruk -- Vosper-built corvette for Royal Libyan navy


    Additional title:

    Tobruk -- Vosper-built corvette for Royal Libyan navy


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :





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