Vosper Ltd have launched Kromantse, and sister ship is in building by Vickers-Armstrongs; design is capable of modification and can embrace up to 45 tons of armanent and twin or triple screw propulsion; hull has partially raised deck forward of amidships, raked stem, flat, transom stern, and trims about 1 ft by stern; length oa 177 ft, breadth molded 28 ft 6 in., draft aft about 10 ft, displacement 435 tons; 2 16-cyl Bristol Siddeley diesel engines each with continuous rating of 2860 bhp at 1770 rpm turn twin shafts through reduction gearings for sea speed of 17 knots.


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    Title :

    Corvettes for Ghanaian navy


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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