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LATVIAN NAVY (LATVIA)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

KRISTAPS patrol launches (1970/1993-1994)

Names

KA01 Kristaps (ex-Kbv 244)

KA06 Gaisma (ex-Kbv 249)

KA07 Ausma (ex-Kbv 260)

KA08 Saule (ex-Kbv 256)

KA09 Klints (ex-Kbv 250)

Builders

Sweden: KA01, 06-09

Commissioned

1970 // 1993: KA01, 06, 07

1970 // 1994: KA08, 09

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

in service (2020): KA01, 06-09

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

17

Length, m

16.2

Breadth, m

3.70

Draught, m

1.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Volvo-Penta TAMD120A diesels

Power, h. p.

700

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

small arms

Electronic equipment

Furuno or Raytheon radar

Complement

5

Project history: Former Kbv 236-class patrol launches of Swedish Coast Guard. Coast Guard.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Saule 2006

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