Castor 2015
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Castor | P901 | SOCARENAM, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 2013 | 14.4.2014 | 10.7.2014 | in service (2019) | |
| Pollux | P902 | SOCARENAM, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 12.2012 | 10.2014 | 6.5.2015 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
448 |
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Displacement full, t |
500 |
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Length, m |
53.5 |
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Breadth, m |
9.50 |
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Draught, m |
3.20 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 MTU 16V4000 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
7835 |
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Max speed, kts |
22 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2000(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
2x nav. radars, e/o IR system, SEWACO simplified CCS |
|
Complement |
12 + 18 passengers |
Project history: Enlarged version of patrol craft Jacques Oudart Fourmentin serving in the French Customs. Ordered in December 2012 as replacement for salvage ship A963 Stern and coastal tug A996 Albatros and A950 Valcke. Steel hull and aluminium superstructure. Each ship carries 2 fast 37kts inspection RIBs. Abbreviature RDS means Ready Duty Ship.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Castor 2014
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