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FOUTA patrol ship (1987)

Fouta 1990

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Fouta     Danyard, Frederikshavn, Danemark 11.1986 3.1987 1.6.1987 inoperable ~2016

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

500

Length, m

51.3 pp 54.8 oa

Breadth, m

9.15 wl 10.5 oa

Draught, m

2.55 hull 3.48 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MAN-Burmeister & Wain Alpha 12V23/30-DVO diesels

Power, h. p.

4960

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil 95
Endurance, nm(kts) 4500(16)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 564, 1 x 1 - 20/90 F2

Electronic equipment

Furuno FR-1411, Furuno FR-1221 radars

Complement 38 + 8 trainees

Project history: Danish Osprey 55 design, intended for fishery protection duties, financed by Ministry of Equipment. Berths for 20 rescued people, stern docking well holds 6.5mm RIB.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Operational status of Fouta is doubtful since mid-2010s.

Fouta 2008

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