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PROSPERITY armed training vessel (1978/2015)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prosperity (ex-Emer) |
A497 |
Verolme, Cork, Eire |
28.2.1977 | 26.9.1977 |
16.1.1978 // 19.2.2015 |
in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1003 |
| Length, m | 58.5 pp 65.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.4 |
| Draught, m | 4.36 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 2 SEMT-Pielstick 6PA6 L280 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4800 |
| Max speed, kts | 18.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 170 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6750(12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
| Electronic equipment | type 1008, Kelvin-Hughes 6000A radars, Radamec 1500 e/o system, Simrad SU sonar |
| Complement | 46 |
Project history
Former Irish patrol ship, transferred to Nigeria and commissioned as training vessel with patrol abilities.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
