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MADAGASCAR NAVY (MADAGASCAR)

COASTAL FORCES

MALAIKA patrol craft (1958/1963)

Malaika 1965

Names

Malaika (ex-P758 VC8)

Builders

CMN, Cherbourg, France: Malaika

Completed

1958 // 1963: Malaika

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1967: Malaika

  

Displacement standard, t

75

Displacement full, t

82

Length, m

31.8

Breadth, m

4.70

Draught, m

1.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Mercedes-Benz diesels

Power, h. p.

2700

Max speed, kts

28

Fuel, t

diesel oil 10

Endurance, nm(kts) 1500(15)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4
Electronic equipment none

Complement

15

Project history: Former French patrol boat.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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