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ALFANGE design

Country of Origin: Mozambique


 0 TANK LANDING CRAFT (Ex-Portuguese ALFANGE design)

This craft had an open well deck from the bow ramp to the block superstructure, which sits well aft. A large pole mast was stepped abaft the superstructure and an upright stack is located abaft the mast. A rubbing strake extended along most of the hull.

Armament consisted of two 20-mm guns.

This craft was built in Portugal in 1965 to the British LCT-4 design and was named CIMITARRA. She was transferred to Mozambique in...

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