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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Admirable-class minesweeperlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source184 ft 6 in (56.24 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Admirable-class minesweeper | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Builders | (8 companies in 8 states)[source] | — |
| Operators | World War II United States Navy Soviet Navy Post-War Republic of China Navy Dominican Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Myanmar Navy Philippine Navy Republic of Vietnam Navy United States Navy Soviet Navy Chinese Maritime Customs Service[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Hawk class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Agile class[source] | — |
| Planned | 147 |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
officers and men
Single source104 officers and men[source]
at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Single source530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Completed | 123[source] |
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| Canceled | 24[source] | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Minesweeper[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 4 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 6 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 4 × Depth charge projectors 2 × Depth charge racks 2 × minesweeping paravanes[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Name | — | T Craft class[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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