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MADARAKA patrol craft (1975)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Madaraka P3121   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   28.1.1975 16.6.1975 retired 2000
Jamhuri P3122   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   14.3.1975 16.6.1975 retired 1996
Harambee P3123   Brooke Marine, Lowestoft, UK   2.5.1975 28.8.1975 retired 1996

 

Displacement standard, t

120

Displacement full, t

145

Length, m

32.6

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

1.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Paxman Valenta 16CM diesels

Power, h. p.

5400

Max speed, kts

25.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2300(12)

Armament

2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7

Electronic equipment

Decca RM-916 radar

Complement

21

Project history: Brooke Marine 32m design.

Modernizations: 1982, Madaraka, Harambee; 1983, Jamhuri: - 2 x 1 - 40/60, Decca RM-916 radar; + 4 x 1 Gabriel II SSM (4 Gabriel II), 1 x 2 - 30/90 GCM-A02, Decca AC1226, RTN-10X radars

Naval service: No significant events.

Harambee 1976

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