NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Fanantenana (ex-Richelieu)			A G Weser, Bremen, Germany			1959 // 1967	discarded 1998

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1040
Displacement full, t	1200
Length, m	63.0
Breadth, m	9.15
Draught, m	4.51
No of shafts	1
Machinery	2 Deutz diesels
Power, h. p.	1060 + 500 = 1560
Max speed, kts	12
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3
Military load	120 passengers, 300 t of cargo
Electronic equipment	Decca 1226 radar
Complement	45

Project history

Former French trawler (691brt), purchased and converted in 1966-1967 for Coast Guard and as training ship/transport.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.