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Names |
SAM1 Gerry (ex-SAM03) SAM2 Peggy (ex-SAM05) |
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Builders |
Karskronavarvet, Karlskrona, Sweden: SAM1, 2 |
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Commissioned |
1983 // 1991: SAM1, 2 |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
1999: SAM1, 2 |
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Displacement standard, t |
15 |
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Displacement full, t |
20 |
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Length, m |
18.0 |
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Breadth, m |
6.10 |
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Draught, m |
0.70 hull 1.60 propellers |
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No of shafts |
1 Schottel shrouded propeller |
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Machinery |
1 Volvo-Penta TAMD70D diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
210 |
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Max speed, kts |
8 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 330(7) |
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Armament |
mechanical minesweeping gear, magnetic coils, towed noisemaker |
| Electronic equipment | none |
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Complement |
0 |
Project history: Drones acquired from Swedish Navy for possible Persian Gulf service. They were equipped with magnetic coils for magnetic minesweeping, a towed noisemaker to counter acoustic mines, and a wire sweep. The radio-controlled, catamaran-hulled craft also can automatically lay 8 swept-channel danbuoy markers.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016