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ROYAL SAUDI NAVY (SAUDI ARABIA)

COASTAL FORCES

52 patrol boats (1992-1993)

Names

52 - 68

Builders

Halter Marine, Moss Point, USA: 52-68

Completed

1992-1993: 52-68

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

in service (2019): 52-68

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

56

Length, m

23.7

Breadth, m

6.06

Draught, m

1.01 hull 1.76 propellers

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 16V92TAB diesels

Power, h. p.

2800

Max speed, kts

28

Fuel, t

diesel oil 15

Endurance, nm(kts)

1200(12)

Armament

2 x 1 - 25/87 Mk 38 Bushmaster, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90

Electronic equipment

SPS-64(v)1 radar

Complement

8

Project history: Halter 78ft type, ordered in 1990. Aluminium construction. Last delivered in January 1993.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Halter type boat 1990

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