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Libyan frigate Dat Assawari

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Name
  
Dat Assawari

Laid down
  
27 September 1968

Status
  
?

Construction started
  
27 September 1968

Length
  
101 m

Builder
  
Operator
  
Commissioned
  
1 February 1973

Class and type
  
Vosper Mk 7

Launched
  
13 October 1969

Draft
  
3.4 m

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The Dat Assawari was a frigate operated by the Libyan Navy. The ship was built by VT Group in Britain. It was ordered in February 1968 and delivered in 1973. The ship's design, the Vosper Mk 7 is a modified version of the Alvand class frigate built for the Iranian Navy. The ship had an extensive refit in Italy by CNR Riva Trigoso 1979-80 when new sensors and missiles (as listed in table above) were installed. A further refit was completed in 1990. The current operational status of the ship is unclear

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Libyan frigate Dat Assawari Wikipedia