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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

COASTAL FORCES

P778 motor launches (1974)

Names

P778

P779, 1993- P779 Mascareigne

P780 , 1993- P780 Guyane, 1994- P780 Karukera

P781

Builders

CMN, Cherbourg: P778-781

Completed

1974: P778-781

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1986: P778

1992: P781

1997: P779, 780

 

Displacement standard, t

20

Displacement full, t

30

Length, m

20.9

Breadth, m

4.36

Draught, m

1.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Electric 6V71 diesels

Power, h. p.

480

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 400(15)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90
Electronic equipment radar

Complement

4

Project history: Small boats for overseas service.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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