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ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCES

COASTAL FORCES

MARLIN patrol boats (1978)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Marlin P01   Vosper Thornycroft, Wollston, UK 22.11.1976 20.6.1977 23.5.1978 discarded 2000
Flamingo P02   Vosper Thornycroft, Wollston, UK 1976 1977 1978 sunk 11.5.1980

  

Displacement standard, t

100

Displacement full, t

125

Length, m

31.5

Breadth, m

5.90

Draught, m

1.60

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Paxman Ventura 12CM diesels

Power, h. p.

2900

Max speed, kts

24

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2000(13)

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90
Electronic equipment radar

Complement

19

Project history: Vosper 103ft class.Two 50mm flare launchers.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Flamingo was sunk 11.5.1980 by Cuban MiG-21 aircraft.

Marlin 1978

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