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KUWAITI NAVY (KUWAIT)

COAST GUARD

IB1501 patrol launches (1993)

Names

IB1501

IB1503

IB1505

IB1507

IB1509

IB1511

IB1513

IB1515

IB1517

IB1519

IB1521

IB1523

Builders

Simonneau Marine, Fontenay-le-Comte, France: IB1501, 1503, 1505, 1507, 1509, 1511, 1513, 1515, 1517, 1519, 1521, 1523

Commissioned

1993-1994: IB1501, 1503, 1505, 1507, 1509, 1511, 1513, 1515, 1517, 1519, 1521, 1523

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding 2011-2013: IB1501, 1503, 1505, 1507, 1509, 1511, 1513, 1515, 1517, 1519, 1521, 1523

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

10

Length, m

14.0

Breadth, m

3.80

Draught, m

0.62

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Caterpillar 3208 diesels

Power, h. p.

850

Max speed, kts

40

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 180(35)

Armament

3 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

Furuno radar

Complement

4

Project history: Star Naja (Manta) design, ordered in 1992.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

IB1501 1996

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