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KENYA NAVY (KENYA)

COASTAL FORCES

NYAYO fast attack craft (missile) (1987)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Nyayo P3126   Vosper-Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 11.1984 20.8.1986 23.7.1987 in service (2020)
Umoja P3127   Vosper-Thornycroft, Portchester, UK 11.1984 5.3.1987 7.9.1987 in service (2020)

 

Displacement standard, t

300

Displacement full, t

360

Length, m

52.0 pp 56.7 oa

Breadth, m

8.20

Draught, m

2.10

No of shafts

4

Machinery

4 Paxman Valenta 18RP200CM diesels

Power, h. p.

17900

Max speed, kts

40

Fuel, t

diesel oil 45

Endurance, nm(kts)

2000(15)

Armament

2 x 2 Otomat Mk 2 SSM (4 Otomat Mk 2), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 30/90 GCM-A02, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01

Electronic equipment

Decca AC1226, AWS-4, LIROD-423 (+e/o) radars, Cutlass-E, Cygnus ECM suites, 2x Barricade decoy RL, WSA423 CCS

Complement

40

Project history: Vosper 'Province' class.

Modernizations: 2011, both: - 2 x 2 Otomat Mk 2 SSM, 1 x 1 - 76/62, 1 x 2 - 30/90, 2 x 1 - 20/90, Decca AC1226, LIROD-423 radars, WSA423 CCS; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, Furuno FAR2827W radar, Medusa Mk 4B e/o system, CAAIS-450 CCS

Naval service: No significant events.

Nyayo 2001

Umoja 2011

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