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PALUWLAP patrol boats (1958/1990)
Paluwlap 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Paluwlap (ex-Cape Cross, ex-WPB95321) | FSM03 | USCG Yard, Curtis Bay, USA | 20.8.1958 // 30.3.1990 | retired 2010 | |||
| Constitution (ex-Cape Corwin, ex-WPB95326) | FSM04 | USCG Yard, Curtis Bay, USA | 14.11.1958 // 30.3.1990 | retired 2010 | |||
| (ex-WPB95306) | FSM05 | USCG Yard, Curtis Bay, USA | 8.1953 // --- | transfer cancelled |
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Displacement standard, t |
87 |
|
Displacement full, t |
106 |
|
Length, m |
29.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.10 |
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Draught, m |
1.55 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors 16V149TI diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2470 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
1900(11.5) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90 (provision for) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-64(v)9 radar |
|
Complement |
15 |
Project history: Former USCG Cape-class craft, transferred as Grant-Aid. Planned transfer of third unit was cancelled and the craft went to Palau.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2020