GELDERLAND seaward defence boats (1954-1955/1954-1955, 1958-1959)

Gelderland 1965

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Gelderland (ex-Brayford)	P3105		Inglis, Glasgow, UK	1951	19.2.1954	1954 // 8.1954	deleted 12.1988
Nautilus (ex-Glassford)	P3120		Dunston, Thorne	1952	28.3.1955	1955 // 8.1955	sold 1989
Rijger	P3125		Vosper, Portsmouth, UK	1956	6.2.1958	10.1958	target 1989
Haarlem	P3126		Vosper, Portsmouth, UK	1957	18.6.1958	6.1959	scuttled 30.11.1987
Oosterland	P3127		Vosper, Portsmouth, UK	1958	27.1.1959	9.1959	target 1989

Displacement standard, t

120

Displacement full, t

160

Length, m

33.5 pp 35.7 oa

Breadth, m

6.10

Draught, m

1.50

No of shafts

3

Machinery

2 12-cyl Paxman diesels + 1 Foden diesel

Power, h. p.

1100 + 100

Max speed, kts

18 / 8

Fuel, t

diesel oil 23

Endurance, nm(kts)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 DCT, 2 DCR

Electronic equipment

type 978 radar, type 144 sonar

Complement

19

Project history: RN 'Ford' class seaward defence boats, two were transferred from RN and three were built in UK for South African Navy.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Rijger 1976

Displacement standard, t	120
Displacement full, t	160
Length, m	33.5 pp 35.7 oa
Breadth, m	6.10
Draught, m	1.50
No of shafts	3
Machinery	2 12-cyl Paxman diesels + 1 Foden diesel
Power, h. p.	1100 + 100
Max speed, kts	18 / 8
Fuel, t	diesel oil 23
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 DCT, 2 DCR
Electronic equipment	type 978 radar, type 144 sonar
Complement	19