Gabonese fast attack craft President El Hadj Omar Bongo
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|infobox caption= |display title= Gabonese fast attack craft President El Hadj Omar Bongo }} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship image size= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Gabon |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Gabon|naval}} |Ship name=President El Hadj Omar Bongo |Ship namesake= Omar Bongo |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= 21 November 1977 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=7 August 1978 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship renamed=General Nazaire Boulingui |Ship honours= |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=as built |Ship type= Fast attack craft |Ship displacement= {{convert|150|LT|t|abbr=on|lk=on}} full load |Ship length={{convert|138|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} oa |Ship beam={{convert|25|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship draught={{convert|6|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship propulsion=* 3 × MTU 20V 672 TY90 diesel engines
|Ship speed= {{convert|38.5|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= {{convert|1500|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn}} |Ship endurance={{convert|28.4|LT|t|abbr=on}} diesel oil |Ship complement=20 (3 officers, 17 ratings) |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=* 4 × SS12M SSM
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President El Hadj Omar Bongo was a fast attack craft (FAC) in service with the Gabon Navy. The vessel was constructed in France and entered service in 1978. It was later renamed General Nazaire Boulingui. The FAC was re-engined in 1985.
Description and design
The FAC had a full load displacement of {{convert|150|LT|t|lk=on}} and measured {{convert|138|ft|m|1}} long overall with a beam of {{convert|25|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on|1}} and a draught of {{convert|6|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on|1}}. President El Hadj Omar Bongo had a triple-skinned mahogany hull. The vessel was powered by three MTU 20V 672 TY90 diesel engines turning three shafts rated at {{convert|9,450|bhp|lk=on}}. The FAC had capacity for {{convert|28.4|LT|t|abbr=on}} diesel fuel and had a maximum speed of {{convert|38.5|kn|lk=in}} and a range of {{convert|1500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn}}. During sea trials, the vessel reached a maximum speed of {{convert|40|kn}} at {{convert|10500|bhp}}.{{sfn|Gardiner|Chumbley|Budzbon|1995|p=132}}
President El Hadj Omar Bongo was equipped with Racal Decca RM1226 navigational radar. The FAC mounted two twin-mounted SS12M surface-to-surface missiles and had one Bofors 40 mm gun and one DCN {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} gun for anti-aircraft defence. The vessel had a complement of 20 including 3 officers.{{sfn|Sharpe|1991|p=213}}
Construction and career
The ship was built by Chantiers Navals de l'Esterel in Cannes, France. The vessel was launched on 21 November 1977, and commissioned into the Gabon Navy on 7 August 1978. The ship was named after the then-ruler of Gabon, Omar Bongo.{{sfn|Moore|1982|p=166}} The vessel's name was later changed to General Nazaire Boulingui. The FAC was re-engined in 1985, receiving three SACM 195 V12 CSHR diesel engines rated at {{convert|5400|hp|abbr=on}}. This gave the vessel a maximum speed of {{convert|32|kn}}.{{sfn|Sharpe|1991|p=213}} In 2000 General Nazaire Boulingui was re-activated.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=278}}
Citations
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References
- {{cite book |editor-last=Gardiner |editor-first=Robert |editor-last2=Chumbley |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Budzbon |editor-first3=Przemysław |name-list-style=amp |year=1995 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=1-55750-132-7 }}
- {{cite book |last=Moore|first=John |year=1982 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1982–83 |location=London |isbn=07106-0742-3 }}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephen |year=2009 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group Inc. |edition=112 |location=Alexandria, Virginia |isbn=978-0-7106-2888-6 }}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Sharpe |editor-first=Richard |year=1991 |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1991–92 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |edition=94 |location=Surrey, United Kingdom |isbn=0-7106-0960-4 }}
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