Names |
P4 Discovery Bay P5 Holland Bay P6 Manatee Bay |
Builders |
Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, USA: P4-6 |
Commissioned |
1966: P4 1967: P5, 6 |
Losses |
None |
Transfers |
None |
Discarding |
1991: P4-6 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
60 |
Length, m |
25.9 |
Breadth, m |
5.70 |
Draught, m |
1.80 |
No of shafts |
3 |
Machinery |
3 General Motors 16V71N diesels |
Power, h. p. |
700 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 13 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
500(12) |
Armament |
3 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement |
11 |
Project history: Patrol boats of 85ft Commercial Cruiser type, built under MDAP.
Modernizations: 1972-1973, all: diesels were replaced by 3 General Motors 12V71 (~2700hp, 27kts, 800(20)nm)
1975, Discovery Bay; 1977, Holland Bay, Manatee Bay: diesels were replaced by 3 MTU 8V331 TC81 (3000hp, 30kts)
Naval service: No significant events.
Manatee Bay 1979
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