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KUWAITI NAVY (KUWAIT)

COASTAL FORCES

AL NOKHETA patrol boats (2011-2013)

Al Nokheta 2015

Names

P2701 لنختا [Al Nokheta]

P2703 بوبيان [Bubiyan]

P2705 كبار [Kubbar]

P2707 بيان [Bayan]

P2709 الشي [Al Shoaie]

P2711 السفر [Al Saffar]

P2713 السيب [Al Seep]

P2715 البتيل [Al Bateel]

P2717 الطواش [Al Tawash

P2719 ألبوم [Al Boom]

Builders

VT Halter Marine, Gulfport, USA: P2701, 2703, 2705, 2707, 2709, 2711, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719

Commissioned

2011: P2701

2012: P2703, 2705, 2707, 2709, 2711

2013: P2713, 2715, 2717, 2719

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding in service (2020): P2701, 2703, 2705, 2707, 2709, 2711, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719

Displacement standard, t

57

Displacement full, t

72

Length, m

27.4

Breadth, m

5.50

Draught, m

1.50

No of shafts

2 waterjets

Machinery

2 MTU 12V396 TE94 diesels

Power, h. p.

4500

Max speed, kts

50

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 550(35)

Armament

1 x 1 - 27/63 MLG-27, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

Furuno radar

Complement

18

Project history: US PB Mk V type (Pegasus class), really modified Mk VC. Ordered in 2009 as replacement to Star Naja launches.

Modernizations:  None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Al Noketha 2011

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