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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
At a glance
Arialah-class offshore patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 2
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Displacement
Single source36 long tons (37 t)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
officers and crew + berthing for 35 troops
Single source42 officers and crew + berthing for 35 troops[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]
Installed power
Single source2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Arialah-class offshore patrol vessel | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Arialah class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Damen Shipyards Galați Abu Dhabi Ship Building[source] | — |
| Operators | UAE Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Built | 2013–2018[source] | — |
| In commission | 2017–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Patrol boat[source] | — |
| Propulsion | 4 × MTU diesel engines[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
| Endurance | 21 days[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Thales STIR fire control and Thales Smart-S Mark 2 search radar Mirador electro-optical system[source] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Multi Ammunition Softkill System[source] | — |
| Armament | 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun Mk3 2 × OTO Melara Marlin 30 mm guns 1 × mk49 mod2 11-cell RAM launcher for RAM missile system[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Romania[source] Romania[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
| 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 |