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Names |
293 boats, presumably HQ7500-7749, 7800-... |
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Builders |
United BB, Bellingham, USA: 293 boats |
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Commissioned |
1966-1970 // 1968-1970: 293 boats |
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Losses |
unknown 293 boats (to North Vietnam 1975) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
unknown |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
6.5 - 7.1 |
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Length, m |
9.50 - 9.70 |
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Breadth, m |
3.20 - 3.60 |
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Draught, m |
0.60 - 0.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 water-jet pumps |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
432 |
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Max speed, kts |
25 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 0.6 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 60/12 M19 mortar, 1 x 1 - 40/10 M19 grenade launcher |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
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Complement |
4 |
Project history: River patrol boats (PBR) with fiberglass (plastic) hulls.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
1970
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