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Names |
C21-24 |
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Builders |
Griffon Hovercraft, Southampton: C21-24 |
|
Completed |
2011: C21-24 |
|
Losses |
None |
|
Transfers |
None |
|
Discarding |
in service (2019): C21-24 |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
|
Displacement full, t |
10.6 |
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Length, m |
12.6 |
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Breadth, m |
6.80 |
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Draught, m |
0 |
|
No of shafts |
1 airscrew |
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Machinery |
1 Deutz V8 diesel |
|
Power, h. p. |
580 |
|
Max speed, kts |
45 light 35 loaded |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 300(25) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
|
Military load |
16 troops |
| Electronic equipment | Raytheon radar |
|
Complement |
2 |
Project history: Ordered 2009 and delivered beginning in 2011. Intended to replace the older Type 2000 TDX(M) hovercraft, transferred to Pakistan. Maximum payload capacity is 2.4 tons and obstacle clearance is 0.73 m. For use aboard larger amphibious ships; can be transported by C-130 aircraft.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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