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ROYAL SAUDI NAVY (SAUDI ARABIA)

COAST GUARD

90 patrol hovercraft (2001-2002)

Names

90, 92-95

Builders

Griffon, Southampton, UK: 90, 92-95

Completed

2001-2002: 90, 92-95

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

in service (2019): 90, 92-95

 

Displacement standard, t

18

Displacement full, t

25

Length, m

19.9 hull 21.2 oa

Breadth, m

8.70 hull 11.3 oa

Draught, m

0 / 0.30

No of shafts

2 air propellers

Machinery

2 MTU 12V183 TB32 diesels

Power, h. p.

1600

Max speed, kts

50

Fuel, t

diesel oil 1.6

Endurance, nm(kts) 400(45)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment R-80 radar

Complement

4 + 16 passengers

Project history: Type 8000TD(M), ordered in 2000. Can carry 8t payload and can be operated on one engine. 50kts speed is achieved in light condition.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019