NAMPO class** (Madagascar)

 0 FAST PATROL CRAFT (North Korean Nampo class**)

The North Korean-built Nampo class ** personnel assault landing craft was based on the design of the Soviet P-6 craft (see separate database entry).

Unlike the North Korean version, this craft did not have a retractable bow ramp or troop accommodations, and was used strictly in the patrol role.

Originally four craft were transferred from North Korea in 1979, but three were lost in a typhoon in April 1984.

 North Korea

 CREW
   Total                   19

 DISPLACEMENT
   Full load               82 tons

 DIMENSIONS
   Length                  90 ft 10 in (27.7 m) overall
   Beam                    20 ft  0 in ( 6.1 m)
   Draft                    5 ft 11 in ( 1.8 m)

 PROPULSION
   Main                    4 x M50-F4 diesels
   Power                   4,800 bhp; 4 shafts

 PERFORMANCE
   Speed                   40 kts
   Range                   375 nm at 40 kts

 COMBAT SYSTEMS
   Guns                    6 x 14.5-mm machine guns (3 twin)

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