NAVYPEDIA
Support the project with paypal
HOME
FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
MOROCCO
ESCORTS
EL LAHIQ corvette (1940/1961)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| إل لهق [El Lahiq] (ex-Chamois, ex-Annamite) | 33 | Arsenal de Lorient, France | 4.1938 | 17.6.1939 | 2.1940 // 1961 | returned 1967 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 660 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 900 |
| Length, m | 73.8 pp 78.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.70 |
| Draught, m | 3.28 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Sulzer diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4000 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 82 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000(9) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/32, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 106 |
Standard scale images
El Lahiq 1965
Project history
French Chamois class minesweeping sloop, first large warship of new Moroccan Navy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
