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Sakiet Sidi Youssef 1980  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
سكيت سدي يوسف [Sakiet Sidi Youssef] (ex-UW12)	P303		A C Dubigeon, Nantes, France		1954	1955 // 12.1969	discarded 1988

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	325
Displacement full, t	400
Length, m	53.1
Breadth, m	7.30
Draught, m	3.10
No of shafts	2
Machinery	4 SEMT-Pielstick diesels
Power, h. p.	3240
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(12)
Armament	2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR
Electronic equipment	Decca radar, DUBA-2 sonar
Complement	62

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Project history Originally ordered by the USA as a part of a NATO order in France, where a whole series of this type was built.

Originally ordered by the USA as a part of a NATO order in France, where a whole series of this type was built. Belonging to the La Fougueux class she was commissioned in 1955 by the USN together with a sister ship and was given the pennant number P1618. Taken over by Germany in 1957, she was commissioned as Type 179 and was used as training boat for the underwater weapons school. Bought by Tunisia 16.6.1970 after transfer in December 1969.

Modernizations

mid-1970: - 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT