Anadolu Shipyard announced that two LCT contracts were signed with an African country whose name it did not disclose.
Africa is the new customer of the 151 Class LCT Fast Landing Ships, designed and built by Anadolu Shipyard.
The shipyard announced that a contract involving two fast landing ships was signed with its customer, whose name it did not disclose. The ships are planned to be completed and delivered within two years.
Features of LCTs
Fast landing ships were specifically designed to transport tanks, armored combat vehicles and amphibious infantry at short ranges. LCTs, which are the fastest landing craft in the world in their class with a maximum speed of 18 knots, have the ability to dry cover in shallow waters.
Displacement: 1156 tons
Length: 79.9 meters
Width: 11.7 meters
Crew: 20
Self-defense: 2 25 mm ASELSAN Stop and two 12.7 mm mechanical gun systems
Distance: 1200 nautical miles (2222 km)
Capacity: 200 tons of cargo carrying capacity with unrestricted operation, 7 tanks from port to port – 420 tons of carrying capacity
Anadolu Shipyard had previously built a total of four landing ships of three different types for the Qatar Navy. A total of four landing ships, including a Fast Amphibious Ship (LCT), two Mechanized Landing Ships (LCM) and a Vehicle and Personnel Landing Ship (LCVP), were built at the Anadolu Shipyard’s campus in Tuzla.
The ships, which were built in 22 months, were delivered to the Qatar Navy after the completion of the six-week personnel training that started in July 2022. Again, Qatar purchased two offshore patrol ships from Anadolu Shipyard, and the construction of the ships named Al Doha and Al Shamal were completed and delivered in 36 months.
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