KHEIREDDINE (A-700) class

Country of Origin: Tunisia

ship list


 1 KHEIREDDINE-class SURVEY SHIP (AGS)(U.S. SILAS BENT class)

 Name            Pendant No.  Launched         In Service        Status

 KHEIREDDINE     A-700        July 31, 1969    June 28, 1971     Active
   (ex-USNS WILKES,TAGS-33)

description

Taken out of service by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) on Sept. 8, 1995, and transferred to Tunisia on Sept. 29, 1995 as grant aid. Sister ship WYMAN (TAGS-34) was offered to Tunisia, but Tunis declined.

status

Active. Used primarily as...

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