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COASTAL FORCES

RAFIKI large patrol craft (1943-1945/1963)

Rafiki 1965

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Rafiki (ex-KW4)     Germany     1943-45 // 12.1963 sold 1967
Papa (ex-KW5)     Germany     1943-45 // 12.1963 sold 1967
Uhura (ex-KW9)     Germany     1943-45 // 12.1963 sold 1967
Salama (ex-KW10)     Germany     1943-45 // 12.1963 sold 1967

 

Displacement standard, t

110

Displacement full, t

112

Length, m

22.3

Breadth, m

6.40

Draught, m

2.70

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Demag diesel

Power, h. p.

150

Max speed, kts

11

Fuel, t

diesel oil 3.4

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/80 Mk 7 (HS804)

Complement

16

Project history: Former German WWII-era KFK type multipurpose boats, transferred by West German Coast Guard.

 

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2016