World Navies Today: Tunisia

Revised 21 October 2001
Version 1.07
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/


This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare
vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious
ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement.  Non-self-propelled
craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included. 

Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are
listed in [brackets].  Navigation and surface-search radars are not
listed.  All designations & classifications are unofficial; they may or
may not correspond to "official" designations.


Patrol Craft
Auxiliaries



Patrol Craft
La Galite class (Combattante III type) large missile boats
Displacement: 425 tons full load
Dimensions: 56.8 x 8.16 x 2.15 meters (186 x 27 x 7 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 19,300 bhp, 38.5 knots
Crew: 35
Radar: Triton-S air/surf search
Fire Control: Castor-IIB gun control
EW: unknown intercept, Dagaie decoy
Armament: 8 MM40 Exocet SSM, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 1 dual 40 mm AA, 2 dual
   30 mm AA
	French built.  In need of refit.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
P501	La Galite			1985
P502	Tunis				1985
P503	Carthage			1985

Bizerte (P48) class patrol boats
Displacement: 250 tons full load
Dimensions: 48 x 7.1 x 2.25 meters (157.5 x 23 x 7 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,000 bhp, 22 knots
Crew: 34
Armament: 2 dual 37 mm, 8 SS-12 wire-guided missiles
	French built.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
P301	Bizerte				1970
P302	Horria				1970
P303	Monastir			1975					

Tazarka class small patrol boats
Displacement: 125 tons full load
Dimensions: 31.29 x 6.02 x 1.98 meters (102.5 x 20 x 6.5 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,000 bhp, 27 knots
Crew: 24
Armament: 2 20 mm
	UK built.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
P205	Tazarka				1977
P206	Menzel Bourguiba		1977

Utique class (Type 62-1) small patrol boats
Displacement: 120 tons full load
Dimensions: 35 x 5.4 x 1.8 meters/114.8 x 17.7 x 6 feet
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 4,400 bhp, 28 knots
Crew: 39
Armament: 2 dual 25 mm 
	Chinese-built; shortened version of Shanghai-II design.
	
Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
P207	Utique				1994
P208	Jerba				1994
P209	Kuriat				1994


Auxiliaries
Kheireddine (Silas Bent class) training ship
 
Displacement: 2,500 tons full load
Dimensions: 86.86 x 14.63 x 4.56 meters (285 x 48 x 15 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesls, 1 shaft, 3,600 shp, 14 knots
Crew: approx. 75
	Ex-USN.  Formerly a survey ship, now used mainly for
	training, but remains available for survey duties.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
A700	Kheireddine			1971/95			Ex-AGS 33

N.H.O. Salammbo (Conrad class) oceanographic research ship
Displacement: approx. 1,400 tons full load
Dimensions: 63.3 x 11.3 x 4.4 meters (208 x 37 x 14.5 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, 10,000 bhp, 13.5 knots
Crew: approx. 50
	Ex-USN.   May also be used for training.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
A701	N.H.O. Salammbo			1969/92			Ex-AGOR 12

Tabarka (USCG "White") class coastal buoy tenders
 
Displacement: 600 tons full load
Dimensions: 40.5 x 9.5 x 2.7 meters (133 x 31 x 9 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 600 bhp, 9.8 knots
Crew: 23
	Ex-USCG.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
A804	Tabarka				1943/98			ex-WLM 545
A805	Turgueness			1943/98			ex-WLM 546

Sidi Bou Said coastal buoy tender
 
Displacement: 
Dimensions: 38.8 x 10.25 x 2.8 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 800 bhp, 10.4 knots
Crew: 18
	New Dutch-built buoy tender and pollution control vessel.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
A802	Sidi Bou Said			1998