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Names |
ميمون
[Maymoon] |
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Builders |
Thornycroft, Woolston, UK: Maymoon, Aman Vosper-Thornycroft, Portchester, UK: Al Shurti, Marzook, Mashhoor, Murshed, Wathah, Intisar |
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Commissioned |
1968 // 1990: Maymoon, Aman 1969 // 1990: Marzook, Mashhoor 1970 // 1990: Murshed, Wathah 1972 // 1990: Al Shurti, Intisar |
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Losses |
Maymoon (1-2/1991), Aman (1-2/1991), Al Shurti (1-2/1991), Marzook (1-2/1991), Mashhoor (1-2/1991), Murshed (1-2/1991), Wathah (1-2/1991), Intisar (1-2/1991) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
40 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
27.8 |
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Breadth, m |
4.73 |
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Draught, m |
1.38 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Rolls-Royce 8-cyl diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1340 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
700(15) |
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Armament |
small arms |
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Sensors |
Decca 202 radar |
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Complement |
12 |
Project history: Coastal patrol boats of Kuwaiti Navy, captured in August 1990 during invasion. Welded steel hull, aluminum superstructure. Designed to have 1 40mm gun.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: All were lost or returned to Kuwait during Desert Storm operation in 1991.
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