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Moroccan Royal Navy – Amphibious Ship
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L 407
- RMNS Sidi Mohammed Ben
Abdallah
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USS Bristol County (LST 1198) - now L 407
RMNS Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah |
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Type,
Class:
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Newport class Tank
Landing Ship - LST / built as USS Bristol County (LST 1198) |
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Builder:
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National Steel and
Shipbuilding Corp., San Diego, California, USA |
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STATUS:
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Laid
down: February 13, 1971 Launched: December 4, 1971 Commissioned: August 5, 1972 (as USS Bristol County /
LST 1198) Decommissioned: July 29, 1994 (as USS Bristol
County / LST 1198) transferred
to Morocco:
August 16, 1994 ACTIVE
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Homeport:
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Namesake:
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Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)
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Length: 159,20 meters Beam: 21,18 meters Draft: 5,30 meters Displacement: 4975 tons (light) / 8575 tons
(full load) Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h) Range: 14250 Nm (26400 km) at 14 knots (26
km/h) Crew: approx. 200 Troop: up to 320 Marines Aviation/Hangar: flight deck for 1 helicopter / no
hangar Propulsion: 6 x ALCO
16-251E diesel engines (3 per shaft) / 16000 shp 2
shafts / 2 controllable reversible pitch propellers / 2 rudders 1 variable
bow thruster (800 hp) Radar: RAYTHEON AN/SPS-64 surface search and
navigation radar RAYTHEON AN/SPS-10 surface search radar DECCA navigation radar |
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Sidi
Mohammed Ben Abdallah: -- namesake info wanted -- |
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L 407
RMNS Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah: -- ship’s history wanted -- |
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