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ANGOLAN NAVY (ANGOLA)

COASTAL FORCES

P361 patrol craft (1963-1965/1975)

Argos 1965

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
(ex-Lira) P361   EN do Viana do Castelo, Portugal     6.1964 // 9.1975 discarded late 1980s
(ex-Orion) P362   EN do Viana do Castelo, Portugal     10.1964 // 9.1975 discarded late 1980s
(ex-Escorpião) P375   Arsenal do Alfeite, Portugal     8.1963 // 9.1975 discarded late 1980s
(ex-Pegaso) P379   Arsenal do Alfeite, Portugal     10.1963 // 10.1975 discarded late 1980s
(ex-Centauro) P1130   EN do Viana do Castelo, Portugal     4.1965 // 9.1975 discarded late 1980s

Displacement standard, t

180

Displacement full, t

210

Length, m

40.0 pp 41.7 oa

Breadth, m

6.20

Draught, m

2.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Maybach diesels

Power, h. p.

1200

Max speed, kts

17

Fuel, t

diesel oil 16

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3

Electronic equipment radar

Complement

24

Project history: Former Portuguese Argos class colonial craft. Three more, Argos, Hidra and Dragão, were transferred for cannibalization.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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