Names |
8 units |
Builders |
British Hovercraft Co., East Cowes, UK: 8 units |
Completed |
1981: 6 units 1982: 2 units |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
late 1990s: 8 units |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
17 |
Length, m |
18.3 |
Breadth, m |
8.50 |
Draught, m |
1.20 / 0 |
No of shafts |
1 air propeller |
Machinery |
1 Rolls-Royce Gnome 1050 gas turbine |
Power, h. p. |
1050 |
Max speed, kts |
50-55 |
Fuel, t |
gas turbine oil 1.7 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
small arms |
Electronic equipment | Decca radar |
Complement |
Project history: Small patrol hovercrafft. British Hovercraft SR.N6 Mk 8 type. 6t payload.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
1981
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