Names |
GC101 Rigel |
Builders |
USA: GC101 |
Commissioned |
1953 // 1965: GC101 |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
1978: GC101 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
27 |
Length, m |
19.3 |
Breadth, m |
4.70 |
Draught, m |
1.20 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors 6V71 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
800 |
Max speed, kts |
18.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
450(15) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Complement |
9 |
Project history: Former US 63ft aircraft-rescue launch.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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