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RAFIKI patrol craft (1951-1953/1967)

Rafiki 1967

Names

Rafiki (ex-...)

Uhuru (ex-...)

Builders

Yachtwerft, Berlin, East Germany: Rafiki, Uhuru

Commissioned

1951-1953 // 1967: Rafiki, Uhuru

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 1990s: Rafiki, Uhuru

 

Displacement standard, t

68

Displacement full, t

78

Length, m

28.8

Breadth, m

4.80

Draught, m

1.50

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Jumo 205D diesels

Power, h. p.

1600

Max speed, kts

24

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

400(18)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 2 - 12.7/79

Sensors

none

Complement

20

Project history: Former GDR type MB13 patrol launches.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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