The Dat Assawari was a frigate operated by the Libyan Navy. The ship was built by Vosper Thornycroft in Britain. It was ordered in February 1968 and delivered in 1973. The ship's design , the Vosper Mk 7 is a modified version of the Alvand class frigate built for the Iranian Navy. The ship had an extensive refit in Italy by CNR Riva Trigosa 1979-80 when new sensors and missiles (as listed in table above) were installed. A further refit was completed in 1990. The current operational status of the ship is unclear.
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Vosper Mk 7 |
| Type: | frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,325 tons standard, 1,625 tons full load |
| Length: | 100.6 m |
| Beam: | 11 m |
| Draught: | 3.4 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft CODOG 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines 46,400 hp 42 Paxman Ventura diesels 3,500 hp |
| Speed: | 37.5 knots (17 knots diesels only) |
| Range: | 5700 NM - at 17 knots |
| Crew: | 132 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | DeccaTM1229 radar, Ran 10S radar, Diodon Sonar, Selenia Ran 12x combat data information system |
| Armament: |
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