Names |
6 units |
Builders |
British Hovercraft, Cowes, UK: 6 units |
Commissioned |
1981: 6 units |
Losses |
1 unit (1980s), 1 unit (1980s), 1 unit (1980s), 1 unit (1991), 1 unit (1991), 1 unit (1991) |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
none |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
11 |
Length, m |
14.8 |
Breadth, m |
7.00 |
Draught, m |
0 / 1.2 |
No of shafts |
2 air propellers |
Machinery |
1 Gnome gas turbine |
Power, h. p. |
1050 |
Max speed, kts |
60 |
Fuel, t |
gas turbine oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 170(54) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Electronic equipment |
radar |
Complement |
3 + 20 troops |
Project history: British SRN.6 Mk 6 Winchester class hovercraft. Can carry 5t of cargo. Customs.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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