353 El Kirch

Country:  Algeria

Class, [Type]: Djebel Chenoua ( C58 ), [PGG].

Builder: ECRN, Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria.

Displacement ( tons ): 496 standard, 540 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 58,4 x 8,5 x 2,6

Main machinery: 3 x MTU 20V538 TB92 diesels ( 14.990 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 31.

Complement: 52 ( 6 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 76mm/60, 1 x double Breda 40mm/70, 1 x 30mm/65 AK-230.

Missiles:  SSM: 4 x China C 802.

Radar: Navigation: 1 x Decca 1226, I band.

Comment: First unit of the class was built with Bulgarian assistance and finished in 1988, second unit of the class delivered in 1995. Third unit of the class ( El Kirch ) delivered in 2002.

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 352 El Chihab