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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY (SINGAPORE)

COASTAL FORCES

SWIFT KNIGHT fast patrol craft (1981)

Names

P11 Swift Knight, 1994- PH54 Tiger Shark

P12 Swift Lancer, 1993- PH50 Hammerhead Shark

P14 Swift Swordsman, 1993- PH51 Mako Shark

P15 Swift Warrior, 1994- PH55 Basking Shark

P16 Swift Archer, 1993- PH52 White Shark

P17 Swift Warlord, 1997- PH58 Whitetip Shark

P18 Swift Combatant, 1993- PH53 Blue Shark

P19 Swift Challenger, 1997- PH59 Blacktip Shark

P20 Swift Cavalier, 1997- PH60 Goblin Shark

P21 Swift Conqueror, 1994- PH56 Sandbar Shark

P22 Swift Centurion, 1997- PH61 School Shark

P23 Swift Chieftain, 1994- PH57 Thresher Shark

Builders

STM, Jurong: P11, 12, 14-23

Completed

1981: P11, 12, 14-23

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

2008: PH52, 53

2009: PH50, 51, 54, 55-58

2010: PH59

2011: PH60, 61

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

46

Length, m

20.0 pp 22.7 oa

Breadth, m

6.20

Draught, m

1.60 hull 3.00 propellers

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Deutz SBA-16M816 diesels

Power, h. p.

2660

Max speed, kts

33

Fuel, t

diesel oil 9

Endurance, nm(kts)

900(10)

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90

Electronic equipment

Decca 1226 radar

Complement

12

Project history: Based on Australian de Havilland Capricornia design. Aluminium construction.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: All were transferred to Coast Guard and renamed in 1993-1997 in groups of four.

Swift Cavalier 1984

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