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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Argos-class patrol boatlarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source27 m (88 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Argos-class patrol boat | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Argos[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Estaleiros Navais de Vila Real de Santo António[source] | — |
| Operators | Portuguese Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Albatroz class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Centauro class |
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 4
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22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1991–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 navigation radar Kodden MDC 2210[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Armament | 2 12.7 mm MG[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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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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| 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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