Names |
(ex-Sirius) (ex-Vega) |
Builders |
Arsenal do Alfeite, Portugal: (ex-Sirius), (ex-Vega) |
Completed |
1970 // 1975: (ex-Sirius), (ex-Vega) |
Losses |
None |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
late 1980s: (ex-Sirius), (ex-Vega) |
Displacement standard, t |
23 |
Displacement full, t |
28 |
Length, m |
19.1 wl 20.7 oa |
Breadth, m |
4.63 |
Draught, m |
1.22 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Cummins diesels |
Power, h. p. |
450 |
Max speed, kts |
15 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4 |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement |
7 |
Project history: Former Portuguese boats of Bellatrix class, served on the Lake Nyasa.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
sister-boat Arcturus 1972
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