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PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA frigate (1943/1973)
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President Bourguiba 1980
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| برصيدنة برغبة [President Bourguiba] (ex-Thomas J. Gary), 1989- ندخ [Indakh] | E7 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 15.6.1943 | 21.8.1943 | 27.11.1943 // 27.10.1973 | fire 16.4.1992 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1590 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1850 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 4.27 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8x10 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 310 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 11500(11) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-10, SPS-8, SPS-29, Mk 34 radars, SQS-29 sonar, WLR-1, WLR-3, ULQ-6 ECM suites |
| Complement | 170 |
Standard scale images
President Bourguiba 1975
Graphics
President Bourguiba 1980
Project history
Former USN Edsall-class destroyer escort radar-picket. Transferred to Tunisia as the flagship.
Modernizations
1968: - 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, SPS-8 radar, WLR-1, WLR-3, ULQ-6 ECM suites
Naval service
Indakh suffered a major fire 16.4.1992 and was restored only as accommodation hulk.
