Kula 1995
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Kula | 201 | Transfield ASI, South Coogie, Australia | 28.5.1994 | in service (2020) | |||
| Kikau | 202 | Transfield ASI, South Coogie, Australia | 27.5.1995 | in service (2020) | |||
| Kiro | 203 | Transfield ASI, South Coogie, Australia | 14.10.1995 | in service (2020) |
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Displacement standard, t |
148 |
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Displacement full, t |
165 |
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Length, m |
28.6 pp 31.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.10 |
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Draught, m |
2.12 |
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No of shafts |
2 + 1 waterjet |
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Machinery |
2 Caterpillar 3516 Phase II diesels + 1 Caterpillar 3412TA diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
2820 + 775 |
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Max speed, kts |
26 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 28 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2500(12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
Furuno 1011 radar |
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Complement |
17 |
Project history: Australian ASI315 design. At first four boats of that design were ordered in 1985 but order was cancelled with the change in Fiji's government, boats were transferred to Tonga and other Pacific island countries. Three boats of improved version were ordered again in 1992. Carry 5m boarding launch.
Modernizations: 2010-2012, all: central shaft was removed (2 Caterpillar 3516 Phase II diesels, 2820hp, 20kts).
Naval service: No significant events.
Kiro 1998
© Ivan Gogin, 2020