SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY (SOUTH AFRICA)
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Names |
P1552 Tobie P1553 Tern P1554 Tekwane |
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Builders |
T-Craft International, Cape Town: P1552-1554 |
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Completed |
1992: P1552, 1553 1996: P1554 |
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Losses |
None |
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Transfers |
None |
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Discarding |
in service (2019): P1552-1554 |
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Displacement standard, t |
23 |
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Displacement full, t |
36 |
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Length, m |
22.0 |
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Breadth, m |
7.00 |
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Draught, m |
1.00 |
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No of shafts |
2 waterjets |
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Machinery |
2 ADE 44TI12V diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
32 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 525(30) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Electronic equipment | Decca radar |
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Complement |
4 + 12 passengers |
Project history: Coastguard T2212 class, intended mainly for air-sea rescue service in support of the SAAF. Catamaran hullform with hydrofoils between the hulls. GRP construction. Carry 3.4m RIB aft in recess between the hulls.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: No significant events.
Tobie 2004
© Ivan Gogin, 2019