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PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

PL3 Hong Kong Police patrol craft (1988/1997)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
PL3 (ex-Sea Panther) 3   Hong Kong SY, Kowloon 17.6.1986 17.4.1987 1.2.1988 // 1.7.1997 stricken 2017-18
PL4 (ex-Sea Horse) 4   Hong Kong SY, Kowloon 17.6.1986 14.7.1987 1.2.1988 // 1.7.1997 stricken 2000

 

Displacement standard, t

420

Displacement full, t

450

Length, m

40.0

Breadth, m

8.50

Draught, m

3.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Caterpillar 3512 diesels

Power, h. p.

2350

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1500(14)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Sensors

2 Racal-Decca C342/8 radars

Complement

27

Project history: Former Hong Kong police craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

PL3 2004

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