Achimota-class fast attack craft
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 . The two ships of the class include (the flagship of the Ghana Navy) and . The two vessels were acquired by Ghana in the late 1970s and commissioned in 1981. The "Achimota" class is equipped with an OTO Melara dual-purpose gun and a anti-aircraft gun. They are primarily used for fishery protection duties. Design and description. The "Achimota"-class fast attack craft (FAC) are based  on the Lürssen PB 57 design and share a basic layout as the Turkish . The vessels displace at full load, are long with a beam of and a draught of . The two ships are powered by three MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines each turning one shaft rated at . This gives the FACs a maximum speed of and a range of at . The FACs mount one OTO Melara dual-purpose gun and one Breda 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. Construction and career. Two FACs were ordered by Ghana in October 1977 from Lürssen to be constructed at their shipyard in Vegesack, West Germany. Both ships were launched on 14 March 1979 and entered service with the Ghana Navy on 27 March 1981. They are primarily used for fisheries protection and patrol. In 1989, "Yogaga" underwent a major refit at Swan Hunter in Wallsend, United Kingdom which was completed on 8 May. On 14 September 1990, "Achimota" was hit by National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) artillery while on a fact -finding mission near Monrovia. As a result, two Ghanaian sailors and three Nigerian nurses were killed, and the Ghanaian Air Force retaliated with airstrikes. "Achimota" underwent a similar refit to "Yogaga" at CMN Cherbourg, in Cherbourg, France beginning in May 1991. "Yogaga" was sent to CMN Cherbourg to undergo repairs and work on both FACs was completed in August 1992.