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DOMINICAN COAST GUARD (DOMINICA)

COAST GUARD

MELVILLE patrol boat (1984)

Names

P04 Melville, 1992- D-4 Melville

Builders

Swiftships, Morgan City, USA: P04

Commissioned

1984: P04

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

2017-18: P04

  

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

34

Length, m

20.0

Breadth, m

5.58

Draught, m

1.52

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V71TI diesels

Power, h. p.

1350

Max speed, kts

23

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

500(18)

Armament

small arms

Electronic equipment

Raytheon 1210 radar

Complement

6

Project history: US 65ft Commercial Cruiser class, aluminium construction.

Modernizations: none

Naval service: No significant events.

Melville 1993

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