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.