Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel vs T Craft-class patrol vessel

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel

Mine countermeasures vessel

Credit

Huaiwei . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

T Craft-class patrol vessel

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Bedok-class mine countermeasures vesselLength

47.5 m

Length source ↗

T Craft-class patrol vesselLength

22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessellarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+116%
Beam+37%
Draught+156%

T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+111%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

47.5m

22m

Length+116%

All recorded figures & sources

47.5 m

Length

Single source

47.5 m (155 ft 10 in)^[source]

22 m

Length

Single source

22 m (72.2 ft)^[source]

9.6m

Beam+37%

All recorded figures & sources

9.6 m

Beam

Single source

9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)^[source]

7 m

Beam

Single source

7 m (23.0 ft)^[source]

2.3m

900mm

Draught+156%

All recorded figures & sources

2.3 m

Draught

Single source

2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)^[source]

0.9 m

Draught

Single source

0.9 m (3.0 ft)^[source]

380tFull load

37t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

380 tonnes

Full load

Single source

360 tonnes

Standard

Single source

Standard: 360 t (350 long tons ; 400 short tons ) Full load: 380 t (370 long tons; 420 short tons)^[source]

37 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

36 long tons (37 t)^[source]

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16Complement including one officer

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

16 people

Complement including one officer

Single source

16 personnel^[source]Complement including one officer

28km/hMaximum; Speed

59km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+111%

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[source]

3,700kmat 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)

980kmat 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 km

at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

980 km

at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Single source

530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)^[source]

1,070kW

1,500kWInstalled power

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,070 kW

4 × Saab-Scania DSI 14 diesel engines, each producing

Single source

4 × Saab-Scania DSI 14 diesel engines, each producing 1,440 bhp (1,070 kW )^[source]

2 × Voith Schneider Propellers Total output: 5,760 bhp (4,300 kW)^[source]

1,500 kW

Installed power

Single source

2,000 hp (1,500 kW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel and T Craft-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel	T Craft-class patrol vessel
Complement	33 (5 officers and 28 men)^[source]	—
Name	Bedok^[source]	T Craft class^[source]
Builders	Kockums , ST Engineering (Marine)^[source]	—
Operators	Republic of Singapore Navy^[source]	South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)^[source]
Completed	4^[source]	6^[source]
Active	4^[source]	6^[source]
Type	Mine countermeasures vessel^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Navigation radar : Norcontrol DB2000 ( I band ) Sonar : Thales Underwater Systems TSM-2022 MkIII hull-mounted mine hunting sonar DAPS : SIREHNA DAPS (Dynamic Auto-pilot Positioning System) Thales Underwater Systems towed synthetic aperture sonar^[source]	Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band^[source]
Armament	Main gun : 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun (before 2009 refit) 1 × 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 Mod 2 with stabilised Typhoon weapon sighting system (after 2009 refit) Machine guns : 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMG Mine disposal : ECA K-STER expendable mine disposal system^[source]	1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun^[source]
Country of origin	Swedish^[source]Bedok class · original design nationality	South Africa^[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference
Class & type	—	Patrol boat^[source]
Propulsion	—	2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets^[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

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Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel

T Craft-class patrol vessel

Complement

33 (5 officers and 28 men)^[source]

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Name

Bedok^[source]

T Craft class^[source]

Builders

Kockums , ST Engineering (Marine)^[source]

—

Operators

Republic of Singapore Navy^[source]

South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)^[source]

Completed

Active

Type

Mine countermeasures vessel^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Navigation radar : Norcontrol DB2000 ( I band ) Sonar : Thales Underwater Systems TSM-2022 MkIII hull-mounted mine hunting sonar DAPS : SIREHNA DAPS (Dynamic Auto-pilot Positioning System) Thales Underwater Systems towed synthetic aperture sonar^[source]

Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band^[source]

Armament

Main gun : 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun (before 2009 refit) 1 × 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 Mod 2 with stabilised Typhoon weapon sighting system (after 2009 refit) Machine guns : 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMG Mine disposal : ECA K-STER expendable mine disposal system^[source]

1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun^[source]

Country of origin

Swedish^[source]Bedok class · original design nationality

South Africa^[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference

Class & type

—

Patrol boat^[source]

Propulsion

—

2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets^[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