T Craft-class patrol vessel
T-class inshore patrol vessel
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Class overview | |
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Name | T Craft class |
Operators |
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Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 36 long tons (37 t) |
Length | 22 m (72.2 ft) |
Beam | 7 m (23.0 ft) |
Draught | 0.9 m (3.0 ft) |
Installed power | 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range | 530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Capacity | 16 (1 officer) |
Sensors and processing systems | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band |
Armament | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun |
The T Craft-class patrol vessels are a class of inshore patrol boat currently in service with the South African Navy. Comprising three vessels, the class was constructed in South Africa and entered service in 1992. Known just as T craft or by their pennant numbers until 2003 when the vessels received new names.
Design
These boats are twin-hulled
History
Three vessels were ordered in mid-1991, and were built by T Craft International in Cape Town. The first vessel was commissioned into the South African Navy as P1552 in June 1992. The second vessel was commissioned as P1553 in June 1996 and the third as P1554 in December 1996. Three vessels of this type were also built for Israel in 1997.[2] In 2003, the three vessels were given new names, keeping their old names as pennant numbers. P1152 became SAS Tobie (P1552), P1553 became SAS Tern (P1553) and P1554 became SAS Tekwane (P1554).[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Engelbrecht, Leon. "Fact file: T-class Inshore Patrol Vessel". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 19 July 2014.