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ARAFENUA patrol craft (1992)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Arafenua DF48   Couach, Arachon   25.9.1992 1992 wrecked 1.6.2014, stricken

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

105

Length, m

32.3

Breadth, m

6.48

Draught, m

2.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 16V92 diesels

Power, h. p.

2200

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2850(16)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

2x Furuno radars

Complement

12

Project history: Medium patrol boat. Custom.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Arafenua ran ashore 1.6.2014 in Polynesia and was never repaired.

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