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ETHIOPIAN NAVY (ETHIOPIA)

COASTAL FORCES

GB11 coastal patrol craft (1966-1967)

Names

GB21 John, 1974- GB21

GB22 Caroline, 1974- GB22

GB23 Patrick, 1974- GB23

GB24 Jocqueline, 1974- GB24

Builders

Sewart, Berwick, USA: GB21-24

Completed

1966: GB21, 22

1967: GB23, 24

Losses

GB22 (16.9.1996), GB23 (16.9.1996), GB24 (16.9.1996)

Transfers

None

Discarding

2009: GB21

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

15

Length, m

12.2

Breadth, m

3.80

Draught, m

0.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors 6-71 diesels

Power, h. p.

500

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment none

Complement

7

 

Project history: Small inshore boats.

 

Modernizations: None.

 

Naval service: 16.9.1996 all units of Ethiopian navy were seized by Djibouti authorities. Only GB21 remained to serve under Ethiopian flag on Lake Tana.

 

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