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COAST GUARD OF MAURITUS (MAURITIUS)

COAST GUARD

VIGILANT patrol ship (1996)

Vigilant 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Vigilant 21   ASMAR, Talcahuano, Chile 7.1994 6.12.1995 10.5.1996 stricken 2012

 

Displacement standard, t

1350

Displacement full, t

1650

Length, m

67.5 pp 75.0 oa

Breadth, m

14.0

Draught, m

3.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 Caterpillar 3516 diesels

Power, h. p.

11700

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

6500(16)

Armament

1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 helicopter (AS350B Écureuil)

Electronic equipment

2x Kelvin Hughes radars

Complement

57 + 20 passengers or 100 survivors

Project history: Ordered in 1994 with an option for the second ship. Intended for fisheries and economic exclusion zone patrol, SAR duties, pollution control and emergency towing. She was originally intended to achieve 22kts but can reach only 18.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Vigilant 2001

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