Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
P201, late 1980s- P151 | Swiftships, Morgan City, USA | 4.1977 | interned by Djibouti 1993, to Eritrea 11.1996, in service (2019) | ||||
P202 | Swiftships, Morgan City, USA | 4.1977 | defected to Somalia 1984 | ||||
P203, late 1980s- P152 | Swiftships, Morgan City, USA | 4.1977 | interned by Djibouti 1993, to Eritrea 11.1996, stricken 2012-15 | ||||
P204, late 1980s- P153 | Swiftships, Morgan City, USA | 4.1977 | interned by Djibouti 1993, to Eritrea 11.1996, stricken 1998 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
118 |
Length, m |
31.7 |
Breadth, m |
7.10 |
Draught, m |
2.16 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 MTU MB 16V538 TB90 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
7000 |
Max speed, kts |
32 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(18) |
Armament |
2 x 2 - 30/75 Emerlec EX-30 |
Electronic equipment |
Decca RM916 radar |
Complement | 21 |
Project history: US 'Swiftships' type. Six ordered in 1976, four delivered in April 1977 before the cessation of US arms to Ethiopia. Aluminium construction.
Modernizations: early 1980s, P203, P204: - 2 x 2 - 30/75; + 2 x 2 -23/87 ZSU-23-2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79
Naval service: Crew of P202 defected to Somalia in 1984 and escaped there onboard the boat.
P203 1978
P153 1998
© Ivan Gogin, 2019