home

fighting ships of the world

ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE (HONG KONG)

COASTAL FORCES

SEA HORSE patrol boat (1958, 1958/1978)

Names

PL4 Sea Horse

PL5 Sea Charger

Builders

Thornycroft, Singapore: PL4, 5

Commissioned

1958: PL4

1958 // 1978: PL5

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

1985: PL4, 5

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

72

Length, m

23.8

Breadth, m

4.60

Draught, m

1.40

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Cummins diesels

Power, h. p.

705

Max speed, kts

15

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

600(15)

Armament

PL4: 1 x 1 - 12.7/90

PL5: small arms

Electronic equipment radar

Complement

21

Project history: Patrol craft.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Sea Horse 1979

© Ivan Gogin, 2016