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Fast attack craft
Achimota-class fast attack craft is a fast attack craft. It was built by Lürssen , West Germany. Reported operators include Ghana Navy.
Achimota class
Lürssen , West Germany
Ghana Navy
1979
1981–present
2
2
Fast attack craft
395 t (389 long tons ) (full load)
58.1 m (190 ft 7 in)
7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
3 x diesel engines 8,500 kW (11,400 bhp )
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
55
Canopus A surface search radar LIDD optronic director
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm (3 in) DP gun 1 × Breda 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun
The Achimota class are a series of two fast attack craft in service in the Ghana Navy .
The Achimota class are a series of two fast attack craft in service in the Ghana Navy . They are based on the same Lürssen PB 57 design as the Turkish Yıldız class . The two ships of the class include Achimota (the flagship of the Ghana Navy) and Yogaga . The two vessels were acquired by Ghana in the late 1970s and commissioned in 1981. The Achimota class is equipped with an OTO Melara 76-millimetre (3 in) dual-purpose gun , and a 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun . They are primarily used for fishery protection duties.
The Achimota -class fast attack craft (FAC) are based on the Lürssen PB 57 design and share a basic layout as the Turkish Yıldız class . The vessels displace 395 metric tons (389 long tons ) at full load, are 58.1 metres (190 ft 7 in) long with a beam of 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) and a draught of 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in). The two ships are powered by three MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines each turning one shaft rated at 8,500 kilowatts (11,400 bhp). This gives the FACs a maximum speed of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) and a range of 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).
The FACs mount one OTO Melara 76-millimetre (3 in) dual-purpose gun and one Breda 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun (AA) gun. The Achimota class are equipped with Thomsen-CSF Canopus A surface search and fire control radar a LIDD optronic director . The vessels have a complement of 55, including 5 officers.
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Achimota-class fast attack craft equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
GhanaNavy exact named equipment holdings: Achimota. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AX. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.