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Names |
3 units |
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Builders |
ABS Hovercraft, Chandlers Ford, UK: 3 units |
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Completed |
1998: 1 unit 2000: 2 units |
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Losses |
None |
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Transfers |
None |
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Discarding |
2006: 3 units |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement full, t |
26 |
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Length, m |
20.6 |
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Breadth, m |
8.80 |
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Draught, m |
- / 0.35 (at rest) |
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No of shafts |
2 lift fans + 2 airscrew propellers |
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Machinery |
2 Deutz BF12L513C diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1050 |
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Max speed, kts |
50 light 35 loaded |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 4 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
600(30) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Military load |
1 tracked vehicle or 50 troops or 1 20ft container |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
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Complement |
3 |
Project history: The hull was constructed of GRP carbon fiber and vinyl laminate, with a GRP/foam-sandwich deck and Kevlar-reinforced superstructure. Can clear 1m obstacles and can operate in 2.5m seas.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2018