| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Protector (ex-Seaforth Saga) | P244 | Drypool Eng & DD, Selby | 7.1975 // 22.10.1983 | sold 1988 | |||
| Guardian (ex-Seaforth Champion) | P245 | Beverley SB & Eng, Beverley | 1.1975 // 22.10.1983 | BU 1987 |
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Displacement standard, t |
802brt 1030dwt |
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Displacement full, t |
1000 |
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Length, m |
58.8 |
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Breadth, m |
12.0 |
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Draught, m |
4.52 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 British Polar U-16 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
6160 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 590 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
|
Electronic equipment |
nav. radar |
|
Complement |
24 |
Project history: Former oil rig support ships, converted for Falklands Islands patrol duties. Guardian acquired in December 1982, Protector in February 1983. Ice-strengthened. Jet pump bow thruster.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Guardian 1983
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