Class overview | |
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Builders | Fassmer |
Operators | |
In commission | 1992–present |
Completed | 1 |
Active | 1 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 32 tonnes (31 long tons) s |
Length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) o/a |
Beam | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 300 nmi (560 km) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 3 m Daughter Boat with Crane |
Complement | 3-6 persons |
Armament |
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Notes | Hull No. 1280 |
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