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NAMIBIAN NAVY (NAMIBIA)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

CUITO CUANAVALE patrol boat (1988/1993)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Cuito Cuanavale (ex-Øtind)     Eikefjord A/S, Norway     1988 // 1993 returned 1998

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

150

Length, m

24.6

Breadth, m

5.70

Draught, m

2.60

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel diesels

Power, h. p.

1920

Max speed, kts

27

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 900(11)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment Furuno FR1510, Koden MDC431 radars

Complement

10

Project history: Former oilfield surveillance craft purchased from Norwegian owner, Crew remained largely Norwegian. Carried inspection RIB.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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