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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Auk-class minesweeperlarger figure on 3 of 3
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source221 ft 2 in (67.41 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Auk-class minesweeper | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Auk class[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | (10 builders in 9 states)[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy Royal Navy (under Lend-Lease) Post WWII Hellenic Navy Philippine Navy Republic of Korea Navy Turkish Naval Forces Mexican Navy Republic of China Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Raven class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by |
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
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.
USS Eagle[source] |
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| Type | Minesweeper[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel–electric drives 2 × screws[source] | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Armament | Varied 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun (aft gun removed in AM-314 and up) 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns (added in place of aft gun in AM-314 and up) 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons (varied from 4 in early ships to 8 in later ships) 2 × depth charge tracks 5 × k-guns AM-371 and up 4 × k-guns 1 × Hedegehog[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[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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