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U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Iain Page · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
At a glance
Avenger-class mine countermeasures shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source224 ft (68 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Builders | Peterson Shipbuilders Marinette Marine[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Ability -class minesweeper[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Littoral combat ship[source] | — |
| In commission | 1987–present[source] | — |
| Completed | 14[source] |
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, 76 enlisted men
Single source8 officers, 76 enlisted 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]
4 × Waukesha Diesel engines (first two ships) or 4 × Isotta-Fraschini Diesel engines (600 hp (450 kW) ea.) 2 × 200 hp (150 kW) electric propulsion motors 2 × shafts with controllable pitch propellers 1 × 350 hp (260 kW) Omnithruster waterjet bow thruster[source]
Installed power
Single source2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Mine countermeasures ship[source] | — |
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| Armament | Mine neutralization system, 4 × .50 caliber machine guns[source] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Name | — | T Craft class[source] |
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| Operators | — | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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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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