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NAMPO class (Madagascar)

Country of Origin: 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.

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